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Bolandra californica

A. Gray

Sierra Bolandra

G4Apparently Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135367
Element CodePDSAX03010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusBolandra
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 Date2014-10-06
Change Date2014-10-06
Rank Reasons
Bolandra californica is restricted to the western slopes of the central Sierra Nevada in California.
Range Extent Comments
Restricted to the western slopes of the central Sierra Nevada in California (Gornall and Bohm 1985).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grows on mossy rocks in shaded, humid places in woodland habitats, usually close to a water course. Always occurs on granite; at elevations between 1600 and 2800 m (Gornall and Bohm 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
California (6)
AreaForestAcres
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Gornall, R.J., and B.A. Bohm. 1985. A monograph of Boykinia, Peltoboykinia, Bolandra, and Suksdorfia (Saxifragaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 90(1): 1-71.
  3. 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.