CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Oreostemma elatum

Common Name:	tall alpine-aster
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDASTEA020
Full Name:	Oreostemma elatum (Greene) Greene
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	OREL4

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: June - August Habitat: mesic. • Bogs and fens • Meadows and seeps • Upper montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2Q G2: Imperiled. (There are taxonomic questions associated with this name)

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 15
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 8 0 0 0 6

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	11

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
15	0	0

Notes

Threatened by grazing and hydrological alteration. Not in The Jepson Manual. See Pittonia 3:147 (1896) for original description and 4:224 (1900) for revised nomenclature, and Phytologia 74(4):305-316 (1993) for taxonomic treatment.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 2001-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1005 - 2100 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Lassen (LAS), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE), Tehama (TEH)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Sattley (571C) 39120E4, Quincy (589B) 39120H8, Meadow Valley (590A) 39121H1, Bucks Lake (590B) 39121H2, Greenville (605B) 40120B8, Crescent Mills (605C) 40120A8, Canyondam (606A) 40121B1, Twain (606D) 40121A1, Westwood West (624D) 40121C1, Reading Peak (625B) 40121D4

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

1986

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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