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Legenere limosa

Common Name:	legenere
Family:	Campanulaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDCAM0C010
Full Name:	Legenere limosa (Greene) McVaugh
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LELI

1993 Dean Wm. Taylor

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: Apr-Jun Habitat: • Vernal pools

Rarity Status
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from CDFW
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 83
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

11 30 10 3 9 20

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
43	40

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Presumed Extirpated
74	1	8

Notes

Many historical occurrences extirpated. Threatened by grazing, road widening, non-native plants, and development. See Pittonia 2:81 (1890) for original description, North American Flora 32(1):13-14 (1943) for revised nomenclature, and Wasmann Journal of Biology 33(1-2):91 (1975) for distributional information.
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: 1 - 880 meters

California Endemic: yes

Other States:

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Alameda (ALA), Lake (LAK), Monterey (MNT), Napa (NAP), Placer (PLA), Sacramento (SAC), Santa Clara (SCL), Shasta (SHA), San Joaquin (SJQ), San Mateo (SMT), Solano (SOL), Sonoma (SON), Stanislaus (STA) *, Tehama (TEH), Yuba (YUB)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Salinas (365B) 3612166, Gilroy (406D) 3712115, Mindego Hill (428C) 3712232, Mendenhall Springs (445C) 3712156, Escalon (460C)* 3712078, Wallace (477B) 3812028, Clements (478A) 3812121, Lodi North (479A) 3812123, Denverton (481B) 3812128, Cuttings Wharf (483A) 3812223, Carbondale (495A) 3812141, Sloughhouse (495B) 3812142, Clay (495C) 3812132, Goose Creek (495D) 3812131, Elk Grove (496A) 3812143, Florin (496B) 3812144, Bruceville (496C) 3812134, Galt (496D) 3812133, Elmira (498C)* 3812138, Dozier (498D) 3812137, Fairfield North (499D)* 3812231, Glen Ellen (501D)* 3812235, Sebastopol (502A) 3812247, Buffalo Creek (511C) 3812152, Rio Linda (512B) 3812164, Carmichael (512D) 3812153, Roseville (528D) 3812173, Whispering Pines (533C) 3812276, Middletown (533D) 3812275, Kelseyville (534A) 3812287, Browns Valley (543B) 3912124, Henleyville (595A) 3912283, Gerber (610C) 4012212, Balls Ferry (628B) 4012242, Dales (628D) 4012231, Enterprise (647D) 4012253

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. This data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

965

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora Consortium of California Herbaria CalPhotos California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. . Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (online edition, v8-03). Website http://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed ].

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