CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Blennosperma bakeri

Common Name:	Sonoma sunshine
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDAST1A010
Full Name:	Blennosperma bakeri Heiser
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	BLBA

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

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (12/02/91) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (02/92) State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1 G1: Critically Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 20
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 5 7 1 5 2

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
9	11

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
15	2	3

Notes

Known only from Laguna de Santa Rosa and the Sonoma area. Threatened by urbanization, grazing, and agriculture. Possibly threatened by non-native plants, foot traffic and road maintenance. See Madroño 9(3):103-104 (1947) for original description.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 10 - 110 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Sonoma (SON)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Sears Point (483B) 38122B4, Sonoma (500C) 38122C4, Santa Rosa (501B) 38122D6, Cotati (501C) 38122C6, Glen Ellen (501D) 38122C5, Sebastopol (502A) 38122D7, Healdsburg (518D) 38122E7

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

355

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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