CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Limnanthes bakeri

Common Name:	Baker's meadowfoam
Family:	Limnanthaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDLIM02020
Full Name:	Limnanthes bakeri Howell
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LIBA2

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - May Habitat: • Meadows and seeps • Marshes and swamps (freshwater) • Valley and foothill grassland (vernally mesic) • Vernal pools

Rarity Status
CA 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: CR Rare (11/78) 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: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

5 7 2 1 1 5

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
11	10

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
20	0	1

Notes
Known from approximately twenty occurrences. Threatened by development, altered hydrology, grazing, and road construction. See Leaflets of Western Botany 3(9):206 (1943) 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: 175 - 910 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Mendocino (MEN)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Ukiah (550B) 39123B2, Willits (567A) 39123D3, Laytonville (583B) 39123F4, Bluenose Ridge (598B) 39123H2, Covelo East (598C) 39123G2, Mina (599A) 39123H3

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

984

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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