Appendix E - Plants and Wildlife
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Appendix E - Plants and Wildlife Blue Ridge NWR Plant Lists Table E-15. Blue Ridge NWR – Plants Scientific Name Common Name Family Abies concolor white fir Pinaceae Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise Rosaceae Amsinckia sp. fiddleneck Boraginaceae Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Ericaceae Arctostaphylos viscida viscid manzanita Ericaceae Asclepias californica California milkweed Apocynaceae Asclepias fascicularis narrow-leaf milkweed Apocynaceae Bromus diandrus ripgut grass Poaceae Bromus hordeaceus soft chess Poaceae Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens red brome Poaceae Calocedrus decurrens California incense-cedar Cupressaceae Ceanothus leucodermis chaparral whitethorn Rhamnaceae Cercocarpus betuloides birch-leaved cercocarpus Rosaceae Chamaebatia foliolosa mountain misery Rosaceae Chlorogalum pomeridianum wavy-leaved soap-plant Agavaceae Cirsium sp. thistle Asteraceae Clarkia sp. clarkia Onagraceae Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogtail grass Poaceae Dendromecon rigida bush poppy Papaveraceae Dudleya sp. dudleya Crassulaceae Boraginaceae Eriodictyon californicum California yerba santa [Hydrophyllaceae] Eriogonum sp. wild buckwheat Polygonaceae Frangula californica subsp. cuspidata California coffee-berry Rhamnaceae Juncus sp. rush Juncaceae Lonicera sp. honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Marah fabacea California man-root Cucurbitaceae Phrymaceae Mimulus viscidus viscid monkeyflower [Scrophulariaceae] Orobanche sp. broomrape Orobanchaceae Pinus lambertiana sugar pine Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinaceae Populus fremontii Fremont’s cottonwood Salicaceae Prunus virginiana var. demissa common choke-cherry Rosaceae Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Fagaceae Quercus garryana Oregon oak Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii California black oak Fagaceae Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Fagaceae Rhamnus ilicifolia hollyleaf redberry Rhamnaceae Ribes sp. gooseberry Grossulariaceae Rosa californica California rose Rosaceae Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea Adoxaceae western blue elderberry [Sambucus mexicana, misapplied] [Caprifoliaceae] Symphoricarpos sp. snowberry Caprifoliaceae Toxicodendron diversilobum western poison oak Anacardiaceae Umbellularia californica California bay-laurel Lauraceae List includes only plants observed within the Refuge boundary on Service-owned lands. Field observations by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and Joan Stewart, botanist. Scientific names follow The Jepson Manual, 2nd Edition (Baldwin, B.G., D.H. Goldman, D.J. E-46 Appendix E - Plants and Wildlife Keil, R. Patterson, T.J. Rosatti, and D.H. Wilken, editors, 2012. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California, second edition. University of California Press, Berkeley). Brackets indicate synonyms and former family names. Table E-16. Blue Ridge NWR – Culturally Significant Plants Culturally Significant Plants at Blue Ridge NWR Scientific Name Common Name Family Name Arctostaphylos viscida viscid manzanita Ericaceae Asclepias fascicularis narrow-leaf milkweed Apocynaceae Bromus diandrus ripgut grass Poaceae Ceanothus leucodermis chaparral whitethorn Rhamnaceae Cercocarpus betuloides birch-leaved cercocarpus Rosaceae Chlorogalum pomeridianum wavy-leaved soap-plant Agavaceae Eriodictyon californicum California yerba santa Boraginaceae [Hydrophyllaceae] Frangula californica subsp. cuspidata California coffee-berry Rhamnaceae Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinaceae Populus fremontii Fremont’s cottonwood Salicaceae Prunus virginiana var. demissa common choke-cherry Rosaceae Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii California black oak Fagaceae Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Fagaceae Ribes sp.1 gooseberry Grossulariaceae Rosa californica California rose Rosaceae Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea western blue elderberry Adoxaceae [Sambucus mexicana, misapplied] [Caprifoliaceae] Symphoricarpos sp. 1 snowberry Caprifoliaceae Toxicodendron diversilobum western poison oak Anacardiaceae Umbellularia californica California bay-laurel Lauraceae Sources: Timbrook, 2007; Timbrook, pers. comm. 2012; Anderson 2007; Anderson, pers. comm. 2012; Stevens, 2004; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Culturally Significant Plants Database (http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet?cultural=yes) and Native Uses of Native Plants in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Foothills of California and Nevada (ftp://ftp- fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/CA/news/Publications/general/NativePlants04.pdf). 1 Genus has been observed on the refuge. Culturally significant taxa potentially on the refuge include: Ribes aureum (and varieties) and Symphoricarpos albus. E-47 Appendix E - Plants and Wildlife Table E-17. Blue Ridge NWR – Special Status Plants Observed Within or in the Vicinity of Blue Ridge NWR Special Status Plants Observed Within or in the Vicinity of Blue Ridge NWR STATUS Habitat Associations Scientific Name Observation & Reported Common Name USFWS CDFG CNPS Status Elevation Range Allium abramsii Lower and upper Abram's onion montane coniferous Documented in - - 1B.2 forest vicinity 2,900-10,000 ft. Angelica callii Cismontane Call’s angelica woodland; lower Documented in - - 4.3 montane coniferous vicinity forest 3,600 - 6,560 ft. Brodiaea insignis Cismontane Kaweah brodiaea woodland; meadows Documented in - SE 1B.2 and seeps; valley and vicinity foothill grassland 500 - 4,500 ft. Calochortus westonii Broadleafed upland Shirley Meadows star tulip forest; lower montane Documented in - - 1B.2 coniferous forest; vicinity meadows and seeps 4,900 - 6,900 ft. Calystegia malacophylla var. berryi Chaparral; lower Berry’s morning glory montane coniferous Documented in - - 3.3 forest vicinity 2,000 - 8,000 ft. Ceanothus pinetorum Lower montane Kern Ceanothus coniferous forest; upper montane Documented in - - 4.3 coniferous forest; vicinity subalpine coniferous forest 3,500 – 9,000 ft Carlquistia muirii Chaparral; lower and Muir’s tarplant upper montane Documented in - - 1B.3 coniferous forest vicinity 3,600 - 8,200 ft. Cinna bolanderi Upper montane Bolander’s woolreed coniferous forest; Documented in - - 1B.2 meadows and seeps vicinity 5,500 - 8,000 ft. Clarkia exilis Cismontane woodland Documented in - - 4.3 Slender clarkia 390 – 3,280 ft vicinity Clarkia springvillensis Chaparral; Springville clarkia cismontane Documented in FT SE 1B.2 woodland; valley and vicinity foothill grassland 800 - 4,000 ft. Claytonia parviflora subsp. Cismontane woodland Documented in grandiflora - - 4.2 800 - 4,000 ft. vicinity streambank spring beauty Cuscuta jepsonii Streambanks; north Jepson’s dodder coast coniferous Documented in - - 1B.2 forest vicinity 3,900 - 7,500 ft. Delphinium inopinum Upper montane Documented in unexpected larkspur - - 4.3 coniferous forest vicinity 6,200 - 9,200 ft. Delphinium purpusii Chaparral; rose-flowered larkspur cismontane Documented in - - 1B.3 woodland; pinyon and vicinity juniper woodland 980 - 4,400 ft. E-48 Appendix E - Plants and Wildlife Delphinium recurvatum Chenopod scrub; recurved larkspur cismontane Documented in - - 1B.2 woodland; valley and vicinity foothill grassland 10 - 2,600 ft. Dudleya cymosa subsp. costatifolia Chaparral; Documented in Pierpoint Springs dudleya 1B.2 cismontane woodland vicinity 4,700 - 5,200 ft. Erigeron inornatus var. keilii Lower montane Keil's daisy coniferous forest; Documented in 1B.3 meadows and seeps vicinity 5,900 - 7,200 ft. Eriogonum nudum var. murinum Chaparral; mouse buckwheat cismontane Documented in - - 1B.2 woodland; valley and vicinity foothill grassland 1,200 - 3,700 ft. Eryngium spinosepalum Valley and foothill spiny-sepaled button celery grassland; vernal Documented in - - 1B.2 pools vicinity 260 - 836 ft. Erythronium pusaterii Subalpine coniferous Kaweah fawn lily forest; meadows and Documented in - - 1B.3 seeps vicinity 6,900 - 9,100 ft. Fritillaria brandegeei Lower montane Documented in Greenhorn fritillary - - 1B.3 coniferous forest vicinity 4,600 - 6,900 ft. Fritillaria striata Cismontane striped adobe-lily woodland; valley and Documented in - ST 1B.1 foothill grassland vicinity 400 - 4,775 ft. Hosackia oblongifolia var. cuprea Upper montane copper-flowered bird's-foot trefoil coniferous forest; Documented in - - 1B.3 meadows and seeps vicinity 7,800 - 9,000 ft. Iris munzii Cismontane woodland Documented in Munz's iris - - 1B.3 1,000 - 2,600 ft. vicinity Ivesia campestris Meadows and seeps; field ivesia subalpine coniferous Documented in - - 1B.2 forest; upper montane vicinity coniferous forest 6,500 - 11,100 ft. Juncus nodosus Meadows and seeps; Documented in knotted rush - - 2.3 marshes and swamps vicinity 100 - 6,400 ft. Leptosiphon serrulatus Cismontane Madera leptosiphon woodland; lower Documented in - - 1B.2 montane coniferous vicinity forest 980 - 4,200 ft. Lupinus lepidus var. culbertsonii Meadows and seeps; Hockett Meadows lupine upper montane Documented in - - 1B.3 coniferous forest vicinity 8,000 - 9,800 ft. Mimulus norrisii Chaparral; Documented in Kaweah monkeyflower - - 1B.3 cismontane woodland vicinity 1,200 - 4,200 ft. Mimulus pictus Broadleafed upland calico monkeyflower forest; cismontane Documented in - - 1B.2 woodland vicinity 300 - 4,700 ft. Oreonana purpurascens Broadleafed upland purple mountain-parsley forest; subalpine coniferous forest; Documented in - - 1B.2 upper montane vicinity coniferous forest 7,800 - 9,400 ft. E-49 Appendix E - Plants and Wildlife Ribes menziesii var. ixoderme Chaparral; Documented in aromatic canyon gooseberry - - 1B.2 cismontane woodland vicinity 2,000 - 3,800 f. Ribes tularense Lower and upper Sequoia gooseberry montane coniferous Documented