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Critically Imperiled Plant Profile
(Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)

Hesperolinon tehamense.
Hesperolinon is a small genus of annual plants, limited to the California Floristic Province.  Several species in this genus are rare and very locally distributed.
Photo © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS.

Hesperolinon tehamense.
This species grows on serpentine in the interior North Coast Ranges of California. Photo © 1997 Dean Wm. Taylor.

Hesperolinon tehamense range map.
Hesperolinon tehamense range map.

Hesperolinon tehamense, Paskenta Grade dwarf flax

Threats

  • Vehicle activity and road maintenance are threats to this species.

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:35:41 EDT