Species Details

Hosackia gracilis

harlequin lotus

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Photo of Hosackia gracilis
© 2015 John Doyen
Photo of Hosackia gracilis
© 2017 Aaron Arthur
Photo of Hosackia gracilis
© 2015 Susan McDougall
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Jul
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Elevation:
0 - 700 meters
0 - 2295 feet
General Habitats:
  • Broadleafed upland forest
  • Coastal bluff scrub
  • Closed-cone coniferous forest
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Coastal prairie
  • Coastal scrub
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Marshes and swamps
  • North Coast coniferous forest
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details: wetlands
Microhabitat:
  • Roadsides
Notes:
Designated as Endangered in Canada. Thought to be a larval food plant of the Federally Endangered lotis blue butterfly (Lycaeides argyrognomon ssp. lotis).
Threats:
Threatened by development, grazing, feral pigs, habitat alteration, and competition.
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Marin (MRN), Mendocino (MEN), Monterey (MNT), San Francisco (SFO), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Albion (3912327), Annapolis (3812363), Ano Nuevo (3712213), Arcata South (4012471), Arched Rock (3812342), Bear Harbor (3912388), Big Basin (3712222), Bodega Head (3812331), Bolinas (3712286), Cahto Peak (3912365), Cambria (3512151), Camp Meeker (3812248), Cannibal Island (4012463), Cape Mendocino (4012444), Cape San Martin (3512184), Capetown (4012443), Cold Spring (3912315), Cotati (3812236), Crescent City (4112472), Davenport (3712212), Drakes Bay (3812218), Duncans Mills (3812341), Elk (3912326), Eureka (4012472), Felton (3712211), Fields Landing (4012462), Fort Bragg (3912347), Fort Ross (3812352), Fortuna (4012452), Franklin Point (3712223), Gualala (3812375), Half Moon Bay (3712244), Healdsburg (3812257), Hydesville (4012451), Inglenook (3912357), Inverness (3812217), Kenwood (3812245), Korbel (4012378), La Honda (3712233), Loma Prieta (3712117), Longvale (3912354), Lopez Point (3612115), Mallo Pass Creek (3912316), Maple Creek (4012377), McGuire Ridge (3812374), Mendocino (3912337), Montara Mountain (3712254), Monterey (3612158), Mt. Madonna (3712116), Noyo Hill (3912346), Orick (4112431), Petaluma (3812226), Piedras Blancas (3512163), Pigeon Point (3712224), Plantation (3812353), Point Arena (3812386), Point Reyes NE (3812227), Prunedale (3612176), Requa (4112451), San Francisco North (3712274), San Francisco South (3712264), San Gregorio (3712234), San Mateo (3712253), San Rafael (3712285), San Simeon (3512162), Santa Cruz (3612281), Saunders Reef (3812376), Sebastopol (3812247), Sister Rocks (4112462), Soberanes Point (3612148), Stewarts Point (3812364), Taylor Peak (4012442), Tomales (3812228), Trinidad (4112412), Two Rock (3812237), Valley Ford (3812238), Watsonville East (3612186), Westport (3912367), Woodside (3712243)
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.
Presumed Extant
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