CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Lewisia cantelovii

Common Name:	Cantelow's lewisia
Family:	Montiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPOR04020
Full Name:	Lewisia cantelovii J.T. Howell
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LECA11

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - October Habitat: mesic, granitic, sometimes serpentinite seeps. • Broadleafed upland forest • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland • Lower 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: S3 S3: Vulnerable. Global Rank: G3 G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 59
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

20 15 3 0 0 21

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
31	28

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
59	0	0

Notes

Threatened by horticultural collecting and road maintenance. Possibly threatened by mining and logging. Does not include L. serrata. See Leaflets of Western Botany 3(6):139 (1942) for original description, and Fremontia 25(1):15-19 (1997) for genetic study of relationship to L. serrata.
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: 2013-04-30

Location

Elevation: 330 - 1370 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Butte (BUT), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Alleghany (557A) 39120D7, Pike (557B) 39120D8, North Bloomfield (557C) 39120C8, Washington (557D) 39120C7, French Corral (558C) 39121C2, Nevada City (558D) 39121C1, Goodyears Bar (573C) 39120E8, Downieville (573D) 39120E7, Strawberry Valley (574D) 39121E1, Brush Creek (575A) 39121F3, Onion Valley (589C) 39120G8, Dogwood Peak (590D) 39121G1, Storrie (591A) 39121H3, Pulga (591C) 39121G4, Soapstone Hill (591D) 39121G3, Almanor (606B) 40121B2, Caribou (606C) 40121A2, Belden (607D) 40121A3, Hanland Peak (665A) 40122H3, Lamoine (665B) 40122H4, Shoeinhorse Mtn. (681D) 41122A1

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

686

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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