Sonoma sunshine

Blennosperma bakeri

Summary 3

Blennosperma bakeri is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Baker's stickyseed and Sonoma sunshine. It is endemic to Sonoma County, California, where it is known from a few remaining vernal pool sites on the wet grasslands of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and Sonoma Valley. It is a federally listed endangered species. It is found alongside other rare vernal pool plants including the Sebastopol meadowfoam, Limnanthes vinculans,...

Conservation status 4

Current Listing Status Summary

Status: Endangered
Date Listed: 12/02/1991
Lead Region:   California/Nevada Region (Region 8) 
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Population detail:

Listing status: E

For most current information and documents related to the conservation status and management of Blennosperma bakeri, see its USFWS Species Profile

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/23326361@N04/2984218293/
  2. (c) c michael hogan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by c michael hogan
  3. Adapted by Jeanne Wirka from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blennosperma_bakeri
  4. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/26255237

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Color yellow
Lifeform annual herb