Species Details

Clarkia xantiana ssp. parviflora

Kern Canyon clarkia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Clarkia xantiana Gray ssp. parviflora (Eastw.) Lewis & Raven
Common Name: Kern Canyon clarkia
Family:	Onagraceae
Element Code:	PDONA05181
USDA Plants Symbol:	CLXAP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T3?
State Rank:	S3?
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: changed from 1B.2 to 4.2 on 2007-08-15
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
700 - 3620 meters
2295 - 11875 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland
Great Basin scrub
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Roadsides (sometimes)
Rocky (sometimes)
Sandy (often)
Slopes

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by wind energy development and road widening. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 30:492 (1903) for original description, and Madroño 39(3):163-169 (1992) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					21
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	1	20

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	21
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	20
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alta Sierra (3511865), Breckenridge Mtn. (3511845), Cane Canyon (3511852), Coso Junction (3611718), Cross Mountain (3511832), Durrwood Creek (3611814), Fairview (3511884)*, Haiwee Pass (3611821), Kernville (3511874), Lake Isabella North (3511864), Lake Isabella South (3511854), Lamont Peak (3511871), Long Canyon (3611811), Miracle Hot Springs (3511855), Onyx (3511862), Pinyon Mtn. (3511842), Piute Peak (3511844), Reward (3511936), Valyermo (3411747), Walker Pass (3511861), Weldon (3511863), Woolstalf Creek (3511853)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Change on 2007-08-15