Species Details

Physaria kingii ssp. bernardina

San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod

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Classification

Scientific Name: Physaria kingii (S. Watson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz ssp. bernardina (Munz) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Common Name: San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA1N0W1
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Lesquerella bernardina Lesquerella kingii (Wats.) Wats ssp. bernardina (Munz) Munz

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	FE (1994-08-24)
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
1850 - 2700 meters
6070 - 8860 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Pinyon and juniper woodland
Subalpine coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate (usually)

Notes

Notes: Known from approximately five occurrences in the Big Bear Valley area. Threatened by development, mining, recreational activities, vegetation/fuel management, and vehicles. See Fremontia 16(1):20-21 (1988) for discussion of mining threats.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	11
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	42 %
Foot traffic/trampling	3	25%
ORV activity	2	16%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	2	16%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	16%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	2	16%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	8%
Other	1	8%
Mining	1	8%
Non-native plant impacts	1	8%
Dam/Inundation	1	8%
Development	1	8%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					12
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	1	0	0	0	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	12
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Fawnskin (3411638), Moonridge (3411627), Onyx Peak (3411626)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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