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Cinna bolanderi

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Bolander's Woodreed

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

High - lowThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144570

Element CodePMPOA1H040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusCinna

Other Common Names

Bolander's woodreed (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 Date2023-12-26

Change Date2023-12-26

Edition Date2023-12-26

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., rev. A. Tomaino (2006), rev. Bittman (2018), rev. Eberly (2023)

Threat ImpactHigh - low

Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Cinna bolanderi is a perennial grass that is endemic to California, USA, in the High Sierra Nevada. It grows along streambanks and in wet meadows or other moist sites of montane coniferous forest. Threats include alterations to hydrology, trampling, logging and grazing but threats have not been evaluated at most occurrences. Additionally, information on plant presence and abundance is needed for half of the occurrences.

Range Extent Comments

Cinna bolanderi is endemic to California, USA, where it is found at mid elevations of the central and southern High Sierra Nevada (Hickman 1993, Jepson Flora Project 2023).

Threat Impact Comments

This species is threatened by alterations to hydrology, trampling, timber harvest, trash dumping, and grazing (CNDDB 2023).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Cinna bolanderi grows in meadows and seeps, streamsides within upper montane coniferous forest (Hickman 1993, Jepson Flora Project 2023).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - Conifer

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLANDRiparian

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
California	S2	Yes

Threat Assessments

Threat	Scope	Severity	Timing
5 - Biological resource use	Restricted (11-30%)	Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline	High (continuing)
5.3 - Logging & wood harvesting	Restricted (11-30%)	Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline	High (continuing)
5.3.4 - Unintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest]	Restricted (11-30%)	Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline	High (continuing)
6 - Human intrusions & disturbance	Restricted (11-30%)	Moderate - slight	High (continuing)
6.1 - Recreational activities	Restricted (11-30%)	Moderate - slight	High (continuing)
7 - Natural system modifications	Large - restricted	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)
7.2 - Dams & water management/use	Large - restricted	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)
7.2.4 - Abstraction of surface water (unknown use)	Large - restricted	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dinkey Lakes	Sierra National Forest	34,171
Jennie Lake	Sequoia National Forest	2,388
Rincon	Sequoia National Forest	54,610
San Joaquin	Sierra National Forest	22,474
Slate Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	12,299

References (5)

California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB). 2023. RareFind Version 5.2.14. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2023. Jepson eFlora. Online. Available: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/ (accessed 2023).
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.

Cinna bolanderi

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