CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica

Common Name:	Butte County meadowfoam
Family:	Limnanthaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDLIM02042
Full Name:	Limnanthes floccosa Howell ssp. californica Arroyo
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LIFLC2

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: March - May Habitat: • Valley and foothill grassland (mesic) • Vernal pools

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (06/08/92) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (02/82) State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G4T1 T1: Critically Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

2 8 3 3 0 5

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
1	20

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
21	0	0

Notes

Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by urbanization, road construction, grazing, non-native plants, vehicles, and agriculture. See Brittonia 25:187 (1973) for original description, and Conservation Biology 6(4):549-558 (1992) for field survey and genetic information.
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: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 46 - 930 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Butte (BUT)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Shippee (576C) 39121E6, Oroville (576D) 39121E5, Chico (577A) 39121F7, Nord (593C) 39121G8, Richardson Springs (593D) 39121G7

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

241

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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