CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Lewisia longipetala

Common Name:	long-petaled lewisia
Family:	Montiaceae
Synonyms:	Lewisia pygmaea ssp. longipetala
Element Code:	PDPOR040K0
Full Name:	Lewisia longipetala (Piper) Clay
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LELO2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: July - September Habitat: Granitic. • Alpine boulder and rock field • Subalpine coniferous forest (mesic, rocky)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 14
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

5 3 1 0 0 5

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
11	3

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
14	0	0

Notes

Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Possibly threatened by horticultural collecting. Interim management guidelines prepared by the USFS in 1992. See Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 16:207 (1918) 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: 2011-08-17

Location

Elevation: 2500 - 2925 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
El Dorado (ELD), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Rockbound Valley (523B) 38120H2, Pyramid Peak (523C) 38120G2, Echo Lake (523D) 38120G1, Granite Chief (539A) 39120B3, Independence Lake (555A) 39120D3, Norden (555D) 39120C3

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

692

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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