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Lewisia cantelovii

J.T. Howell

Cantelow's Lewisia

G3Vulnerable Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141176

Element CodePDPOR04020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyMontiaceae

GenusLewisia

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 Date2015-07-29

Change Date1997-03-14

Edition Date2002-07-23

Edition AuthorsOliver, L.

Rank Reasons

Lewisia cantelovii is endemic to California and known from Butte, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, and Sierra counties (CNPS 2001). It is distributed in a limited number of occurrences and is considered fairly threatened (CNPS 2001). Hickman (1993) reports it as ærareÆ. It is threatened by horticultural collecting and road maintenance (CNPS 2001). L. cantelovii is found in broadleaved upland forests, chaparral, cismontane woodland, lower montane coniferous forests on mesic granite areas and sometimes on serpentine seeps between 385 and 1370 meters in elevation (CNPS 2001).

Threat Impact Comments

Lewisia cantelovii is threatened by horticultural collecting and road maintenance (CNPS 2001).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs on usually shaded, moist, rocky ravine and canyon walls at elevations ranging from 400 and 1,300 meters (Hershkovitz and Hogan, 2020).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
California	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

California (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bucks Lake	Plumas National Forest	680
Chips Creek	Lassen National Forest	29,089
Chips Creek	Plumas National Forest	12,940
Dog Creek	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	5,001
Middle Fork	Plumas National Forest	29,278
Middle Yuba	Tahoe National Forest	7,379
North Fork Middle Fork American River	Tahoe National Forest	11,245
Rubicon	Eldorado National Forest	4,872

References (4)

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.
Hershkovitz, M.A. and S.B. Hogan. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Lewisia cantelovii</i>. Accessed: September 19, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Lewisia_cantelovii
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
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.