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Downingia montana

Greene

Sierra Downingia

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151864
Element CodePDCAM06090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCampanulales
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusDowningia
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-12-22
Change Date2000-12-22
Edition Date2000-12-22
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Downingia montana is in central to northern California (500-1700 meters) in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range Highlands, extending into Oregon; it occurs in grassy meadows as well as roadside ditches in yellow-pine forest.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
References (7)
  1. Ferris, R.S. 1960. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. IV. Bignoniaceae to Compositae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, CA. 732 pp.
  2. Graf, M. 1999. Plants of the Tahoe Basin: Flowering plants, trees, and ferns. California Native Plant Society Press, Sacramento and Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 308 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  6. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  7. Oswald, V.H., and L. Ahart. 1994. Manual of the vascular plants of Butte County, California. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 348 pp.