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Downingia bacigalupii

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Bacigalup's Downingia

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154096
Element CodePDCAM06010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCampanulales
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusDowningia
Other Common Names
Bach's Calicoflower (EN) Bach's calicoflower (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 Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2023-08-23
Change Date2023-08-23
Edition Date2023-08-23
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D (1998), rev. Eberly (2023)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
Downingia bacigalupii is an annual herb known from the western United States from northern California and Nevada and southern and northeastern Oregon and southern Idaho. There are at least 160 occurrences. Threats and trends are unknown.
Range Extent Comments
Downingia bacigalupii occurs in the western United States in northern and northeastern California, southern Idaho, northern Nevada, and southern and northeastern Oregon (Jepson Flora Project 2023, Oregon State University 2023). In Nevada, it is known from Washoe County and across northern Nevada to Elko County (Kartesz 1988). In California, it occurs in the following regions: Modoc Plateau, Warner Mountains, the High Sierra Nevada, and the Cascade Range and foothills (Hickman 1993, Jepson Flora Project 2023). Range extent was estimated using photo-based observations and herbarium specimens collected between 1983 and 2023 (CCH2 2023, GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, SEINet 2023).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium records and photo-based observations documented between 1983 and 2023, it is estimated that there are at least 160 occurrences rangewide (CCH2 2023, GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, SEINet 2023).
Threat Impact Comments
Threats to this species are not documented.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species found in wet meadows, ditches, vernal pools, lake and stream margins (Jepson Flora Project 2023, Oregon State University 2023).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
TEMPORARY POOLHERBACEOUS WETLANDRiparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoS2Yes
NevadaS2Yes
OregonS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
California (7)
AreaForestAcres
East BeegumShasta-Trinity National Forest8,425
Iceberg - Silver Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest294
MayfieldLassen National Forest14,444
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (10)
  1. CCH2 Portal. 2023. Consortium of California Herbaria. Online. Available: https//:www.cch2.org/portal/index.php (accessed 2023).
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2023. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2023).
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. iNaturalist. 2023. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2023).
  5. Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2023. Jepson eFlora. Online. Available: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/ (accessed 2023).
  6. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  7. 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.
  8. Oregon State University (OSU). 2023. Oregon Flora website. Oregon State University Herbarium at Oregon State University. Online. Available: https://oregonflora.org/ (accessed 2023).
  9. Schultheis, L.M. 2010. Morphologically cryptic species within <i>Downingia yina</i> (Campanulaceae). Madroño 57(1):20-41.
  10. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2023. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2023).