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• Number of Element Occurrences in Current Distribution: 93,915
• Number of Element Occurrences Added Since Last Distribution: 224
• Number of Element Occurrences Updated Since Last Distribution: 262
• Number of Source Documents Added: 2,608

Species we’ve been working on:

Botany

• Allium munzii (Munz’ onion)
• Amsinckia grandiflora (large-flowered fiddleneck)
• Astragalus agnicidus (Humboldt County milk-vetch)
• Astragalus tricarinatus (triple-ribbed milk-vetch)
• Brodiaea orcuttii (Orcutt's brodiaea)
• Carex davyi (Davy’s sedge)
• Centromadia parryi ssp. congdonii (Congdon's tarplant)
• Lomatium stebbinsii (Stebbins’ lomatium)

Zoology

• Ambystoma californiense (California tiger salamander)
• Eumetopias jubatus (Steller sea lion)
• Gambelia sila (blunt-nosed leopard lizard)
• Prosopium williamsoni (mountain whitefish)
• Spea hammondii (western spadefoot)

Number of Element Occurrences in Current Distribution: 93,915
Number of Element Occurrences Added Since Last Distribution: 224
Number of Element Occurrences Updated Since Last Distribution: 262
Number of Source Documents Added: 2,608

Species we’ve been working on:

Botany

• Caulanthus lemmonii (Lemmon’s jewelflower)
• Ceanothus cyaneus (Lakeside ceanothus)
• Chloropyron maritimum ssp. palustre (Point Reyes salty bird's-beak)
• Chorizanthe aphanantha (Irish Hills spineflower)
• Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense (Chorro Creek bog thistle)
• Crossosoma californicum (Catalina crossosoma)
• Delphinium bakeri (Baker’s larkspur)
• Erythronium revolutum (coast fawn lily)
• Horkelia hispidula (White Mountains horkelia)
• Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens (decumbent goldenbush)
• Silene serpentinicola (serpentine catchfly)

Zoology

• Ambystoma californiense (California tiger salamander)
• Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl)
• Buteo swainsoni (Swainsons hawk)
• Emys marmorata (Western pond turtle)
• Erethizon dorsatum (porcupine)
• Gambelia sila (blunt-nosed leopard lizard)
• Gopherus agassizii (desert tortoise)
• Pekania pennantii (fisher)
• Phrynosoma blainvillii (coast horned lizard)
• Polioptila californica californica (California gnatcatcher)
• Rana aurora (northern red-legged frog)
• Rana draytonii (CA red-legged frog)
• Spea hammondii (western spadefoot)

Number of Element Occurrences in Current Distribution: 93,733
Number of New Element Occurrences Added Since Last Distribution: 233
Number of Element Occurrences Updated Since Last Distribution: 220
Number of Source Documents Added: 1,363

Taxa we've been working on:

Botany

• Caulanthus californicus (California jewelflower)
• Ceanothus cyaneus (Lakeside ceanothus)
• Ceanothus impressus var. impressus (Santa Barbara ceanothus)
• Chlorogalum purpureum var. reductum (Camatta Canyon amole)
• Clarkia jolonensis (Jolon clarkia)
• Eremalche parryi ssp. kernensis (Kern mallow)
• Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button-celery)
• Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens (decumbent goldenbush)
• Monardella stoneana (Jennifer's monardella)
• Monolopia congdonii (San Joaquin woollythreads)
• Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei (Bakersfield cactus)
• Piperia candida (white-flowered rein orchid)
• Sidalcea keckii (Keck’s checkerbloom)
• Sidalcea malviflora ssp. patula (Siskiyou checkerbloom)

Zoology

• Ambystoma californiense (California tiger salamander)
• Callophrys mossii marinensis (Marin elfin butterfly)
• Erethizon dorsatum (porcupine)
• Gambelia sila (blunt-nosed leopard lizard)
• Pandion haliaetus (osprey)
• Polioptila californica californica (coastal California gnatcatcher)
• Prosopium williamsoni (mountain whitefish)
• Rana boylii (foothill yellow-legged frog)
• Rana draytonii (red-legged frog)
• Spea hammondii (western spadefoot)

The "Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Plants List (PDF)," "Endangered and Threatened Animals List (PDF)," Special Animals List (PDF)," and "Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens (PDF)" have all been updated. No changes to federal Endangered Species Act listing status have occurred since the previous updates, but the following taxa have been declared candidates for listing under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA):

• Northern California Summer Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus)
• Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii)
• Franklin’s bumble bee (Bombus franklini)
• Suckley cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus suckleyi)
• Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis occidentalis)

Links to the T&E and Special Plants/Animals lists can be found on the CNDDB Plants and Animals web page. More information about state listing can be found at the California Fish and Game Commission CESA website.

Number of Element Occurrences in Current Distribution: 93,544
Number of New Element Occurrences Added Since Last Distribution: 314
Number of Element Occurrences Updated Since Last Distribution: 208
Number of Source Documents Added: 1,111

Taxa we've been working on:

Botany

• Astragalus umbraticus (Bald Mountain milk-vetch)
• Atriplex coronata var. vallicola (Lost Hills crownscale)
• Botrypus virginianus (rattlesnake fern)
• Cardamine angulata (seaside bittercress)
• Ceanothus impressus var. impressus (Santa Barbara ceanothus)
• Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis (Nipomo Mesa ceanothus)
• Delphinium luteum (golden larkspur)
• Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button-celery)
• Leptosiphon jepsonii (Jepson’s leptosiphon) Navarretia miwukensis (Mi-Wuk navarretia)
• Packera bolanderi var. bolanderi (seacoast ragwort)
• Piperia candida (white-flowered rein orchid)
• Senecio aphanactis (chaparral ragwort)

Zoology

• Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum (Santa Cruz long toed salamander)
• Catostomus platyrhynchus (mountain sucker)
• Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus (Bay Area snowy plover)
• Emys marmorata (Mojave River pond turtles)
• Euphydryas editha quino (quino checkerspot butterfly)
• Gambelia sila (blunt-nosed leopard lizard)
• Rana boylii (foothill yellow-legged frog)
• Rana cascadae (Cascades frog)