CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Brodiaea orcuttii

Common Name:	Orcutt's brodiaea
Family:	Themidaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMLIL0C0B0
Full Name:	Brodiaea orcuttii (Greene) Baker
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	BROR

Biology
Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: mesic, clay, sometimes serpentinite. • Closed-cone coniferous forest • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland • Meadows and seeps • Valley and foothill grassland • 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: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed 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: 101
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

5 10 4 7 12 63

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
76	25

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
89	11	1

Notes

Historical occurrences need field surveys. Seriously threatened by development, foot traffic, grazing, non-native plants, military activities, vehicles, road construction, road maintenance, and dumping. Hybridizes with B. filifolia. See Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 2:138 (1886) for original description, and University of California Publications in Botany 60:59-61 (1971) 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: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2011-02-08

Location

Elevation: 30 - 1692 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Baja California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Riverside (RIV), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Morena Reservoir (009A) 32116F5, Barrett Lake (009B) 32116F6, Tecate (009C) 32116E6, Dulzura (010A) 32116F7, Jamul Mountains (010B) 32116F8, Otay Mesa (010C) 32116E8, Mount Laguna (019C) 32116G4, Cuyamaca Peak (020A) 32116H5, Tule Springs (020B) 32116H6, Viejas Mountain (020C) 32116G6, Descanso (020D) 32116G5, El Cajon Mtn. (021A) 32116H7, San Vicente Reservoir (021B) 32116H8, El Cajon (021C) 32116G8, Alpine (021D) 32116G7, Poway (022A) 32117H1, Del Mar (022B) 32117H2, La Jolla (022C) 32117G2, La Mesa (022D) 32117G1, Warners Ranch (033B) 33116B6, Santa Ysabel (033C) 33116A6, Julian (033D) 33116A5, Mesa Grande (034A) 33116B7, Ramona (034D) 33116A7, Valley Center (035A) 33117B1, San Marcos (035B) 33117B2, Rancho Santa Fe (035C) 33117A2, Warner Springs (048C) 33116C6, Boucher Hill (049C) 33116C8, Palomar Observatory (049D) 33116C7, Pechanga (050A) 33117D1, Temecula (050B) 33117D2, Pala (050D) 33117C1, Fallbrook (051A) 33117D3, Margarita Peak (051B)? 33117D4, Murrieta (068C) 33117E2, Sitton Peak (069C) 33117E4, Wildomar (069D) 33117E3

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

366

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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