CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Clarkia mosquinii

Common Name:	Mosquin's clarkia
Family:	Onagraceae
Synonyms:	Clarkia mosquinii ssp. mosquinii
Element Code:	PDONA050S0
Full Name:	Clarkia mosquinii E. Small
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CLMO3

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: rocky, roadsides. • Cismontane woodland • Lower montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
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: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 55
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 32 7 1 2 12

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
3	52

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
53	1	1

Notes

Rediscovered in 1991 by L. Janeway. Threatened by vehicles. Potentially threatened by road maintenance, overshading, and non-native plants. See Canadian Journal of Botany 49:1211-1217 (1971) for original description, Madroño 40(4):268-269 (1993) for information on rediscovery, and Madroño 42(1):79-82 (1995) for taxonomic discussion.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1980-01-01
Last Update: 2012-11-06

Location

Elevation: 185 - 1219 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Butte (BUT), Plumas (PLU)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Cascade (574B) 39121F2, Clipper Mills (574C) 39121E2, Strawberry Valley (574D) 39121E1, Brush Creek (575A) 39121F3, Berry Creek (575B) 39121F4, Oroville Dam (575C) 39121E4, Forbestown (575D) 39121E3, Cherokee (576A) 39121F5, Pulga (591C) 39121G4, Soapstone Hill (591D) 39121G3

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

168

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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