Grand coulee owl-clover (Orthocarpus barbatus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1

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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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