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Lasthenia californica

DC. ex Lindl.

California Goldfields

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140984

Element CodePDAST5L020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusLasthenia

Other Common Names

California Baeria (EN) California goldfields (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.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz (1994 and 1999) includes Lasthenia chrysostoma (syn: Baeria chrysostoma) in L. californica. Flora of North America (Vol. 21, 2006), following R. Chan's 2002 Madrono treatment, includes L. macrantha ssp. macrantha and L. macrantha ssp. bakeri (both California endemics) as subspecies of L. californica (L. c. ssp. macrantha and L. c. ssp. bakeri) which Kartesz (1999) did not. FNA also includes L. chrysostoma in L. californica, however, their distribution map shows L. californica only occurring in California and Oregon, while Kartesz (1999) also shows it in Arizona, New Mexico, and Massachusetts (it is apparently exotic in MA).

Conservation Status

Review Date1987-04-20

Change Date1987-04-20

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cactus Springs B	San Bernardino National Forest	3,106
Cow Creek	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	22,627
Ladd	Cleveland National Forest	5,300
Little French C	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	11,529
Moses	Sequoia National Forest	22,077

References (1)

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.