CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Lilium occidentale

Common Name:	western lily
Family:	Liliaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMLIL1A0G0
Full Name:	Lilium occidentale Purdy
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LIOC2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb Blooming Period: June - July Habitat: • Bogs and fens • Coastal bluff scrub • Coastal prairie • Coastal scrub • Marshes and swamps (freshwater) • North Coast coniferous forest (openings)

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 (08/17/94) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (01/82) 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: 15
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 4 4 3 3 1

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	11

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
12	3	0

Notes

Most CA occurrences under DFG management or voluntarily protected by landowners. Threatened by development, herbivory, inappropriate grazing, vegetation succession, and horticultural collecting. State-listed as Endangered in OR. See Erythea 5:103-105 (1897) 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: 2 - 185 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Oregon

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Fields Landing (654B) 40124F2, Cannibal Island (655A) 40124F3, Eureka (672C) 40124G2, Arcata South (672D) 40124G1, Sister Rocks (723B) 41124F2, Crescent City (740C) 41124G2

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

977

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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