CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. kernensis

Common Name:	Tejon poppy
Family:	Papaveraceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPAP0A071
Full Name:	Eschscholzia lemmonii Greene ssp. kernensis (Munz) C. Clark
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ESLEK

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: March - May Habitat: • Chenopod scrub • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5T2 T2: Imperiled. G5: (species) Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 58
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 12 11 7 0 28

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	52

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
58	0	0

Notes
Possibly threatened by grazing and non-native plants. See Aliso 4:90 (1958) for original description, and Madroño 33(3):224 (1986) for revised nomenclature. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1994-01-01 Last Update: 2012-11-14

Location

Elevation: 160 - 1000 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Kern (KRN)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Grapevine (189B) 34118H8, Bear Mountain (213B) 35118B6, Tejon Ranch (213C) 35118A6, Arvin (214A) 35118B7, Tejon Hills (214D) 35118A7, Coal Oil Canyon (215D) 35119A1, Taft (216B) 35119B4, Maricopa (216C) 35119A4, Fellows (217A) 35119B5, Panorama Hills (217B) 35119B6, Bena (238C) 35118C6, East Elk Hills (241C) 35119C4, Tupman (241D) 35119C3, Reward (242C) 35119C6, West Elk Hills (242D) 35119C5, Pine Mountain (262D) 35118E7

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1679

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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