Grand coulee owl-clover (Orthocarpus barbatus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1
COSEWIC
Assessment summary
Assessment Summary – May 2005
Common name:
Grand Coulee Owl-clover
Scientific name:
Orthocarpus barbatus
Status:
Endangered
Reason for designation:
A semiparasitic annual restricted to a small area east of the Cascade Mountains. The few small populations are subject to extreme fluctuations in numbers of mature plants and at continued risk from introduced weeds, overgrazing and housing developments. One population in South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area is protected from development.
Occurrence:
British Columbia
Status history:
Designated Endangered in May 2005. Assessment based on a new status report.
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