BC Conservation Data Centre: Conservation Status Report
Yabea microcarpa
California hedge-parsley
| Scientific Name: | Yabea microcarpa |
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| English Name: | California hedge-parsley |
| Provincial Status Summary | |
| Status: | S3S4 |
| Date Status Assigned: | April 27, 2022 |
| Date Last Reviewed: | April 27, 2022 |
| Reasons: | There are currently 17+ known occurrences of Yabea microcarpa in British Columbia, 16 of which are considered extant. The range extent is 2,339 square kilometres and the area of occupancy is over 64 square kilometres with additional occurrences likely. |
| Range | |
| Range Extent: | D = 1,000-5,000 square km |
| Range Extent Comments: | The range extent for Yabea microcarpa, calculated using a convex hull, is 2,339 square kilometres; uncommon on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. |
| Area of Occupancy (km2): | DE = 6-125 |
| Area of Occupancy Comments: | The area of occupancy, using a 2km x 2km grid cell for extant occurrences, is over 64 square kilometres. |
| Occurrences & Population | |
| Number of Occurrences: | BC = 6 - 80 |
| Comments: | There are currently 17+ known occurrences of Yabea microcarpa in British Columbia, 16 of which are considered extant. |
| Number of Occurrences with Good Viability / Ecological Integrity: | D = 13 - 40 |
| Number of Occurrences Appropriately Protected & Managed: | D = 13 - 40 |
| Population Size: | Rank Factor not assessed |
| Comments: | Population size is not considered an effective rank factor for plants with an annual life history. |
| Threats (to population, occurrences, or area affected) | |
| Degree of Threat: | Rank Factor not assessed |
| Trend (in population, range, area occupied, and/or condition of occurrences) | |
| Short-Term Trend: | Rank Factor not assessed |
| Long-Term Trend: | Rank Factor not assessed |
| Comments: | . |
| Other Factors | |
| Intrinsic Vulnerability: | C=Not intrinsically vulnerable |
| Environmental Specificity: | Rank Factor not assessed |
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| Version | |
| Author: | Batten, R. |
| Date: | January 06, 2022 |
| References | |
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Douglas, G.W., and S.J. Smith. 2004e. Draft Stewardship Account on California hedge-parsley Yabea microcarpa. Prepared for B.C. Minist. Water, Land and Air Prot. Sponsored by Parks Canada. Victoria, BC. 21pp.
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DRAFT DO NOT CITE, USE S. SMITH, PERS. COMM. 2008. COSEWIC. 2008e. Unsolicited COSEWIC status report on California hedge-parsley, Yabea microcarpa. Prepared for Comm. on the Status of Endangered Wildl. in Canada. 6-month interim draft report : May 2008. 20 pp.
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Lea, E. 2002. Historical Garry Oak ecosystems of Greater Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula. 1:20,000 scale maps. Prepared for Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team by Terrestrial Inf. Branch, B.C. Minist. Sustainable Resour. Manage., Victoria.
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2022. Conservation Status Report: Yabea microcarpa. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 4, 2026).