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Jensia yosemitana

(Parry ex A. Gray) B.G. Baldwin

Yosemite Tarweed

G3Vulnerable Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156170
Element CodePDAST650J0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusJensia
Synonyms
Madia yosemitanaParry ex Gray
Other Common Names
Yosemite tarweed (EN)
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
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2015-02-25
Change Date2016-05-20
Edition Date2015-02-25
Edition AuthorsBittman, R.
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grassy, often moist, areas, including meadows, grassy slopes, seeps, and swales, within Yellow Pine Forest communities. 1200 - 2300 m.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferGrassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLAND
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
California (4)
AreaForestAcres
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
References (7)
  1. CalFlora. 2005. Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. Berkeley, California: The CalFlora Database [web application]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/. (Accessed 2005)
  2. California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2001. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (sixth edition). Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, David P. Tibor, Convening Editor. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. x + 388pp.
  3. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  4. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  5. 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.
  6. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  7. Weeden, N.F. 1996. A Sierra Nevada flora. 4th edition. Wilderness Press, Berkeley, California. 259 pp.