Species Covered

Western Spadefoot
Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Slender Orcutt Grass
Tricolored Blackbird

Species Information

Western Spadefoot
Habitat: Vernal Pools
California State Species of Special Concern
Almost completely terrestrial
Eggs and larvae found in vernal pools at the Bank

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Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
Habitat: Vernal Pools
Federally listed as Endangered
Occupies vernal pools with moderate-to-long ponding durations at the Bank
When the temporary water bodies that the species inhabits dries up, the population remains in the dry basin as
cysts (embryonic eggs)

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Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
Habitat Elderberry Savannah
Federally listed as Threatened
Endemic to the California Central Valley
Found only in association with its host plant, blue elderberry
Found in elderberry savannah on the Bank

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Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Habitat: Vernal Pools
Federally listed as Threatened
Small freshwater branchiopod (“gilled feet”) with stalked compound eyes
Occupies vernal pools with minimum-to-moderate ponding durations at the Bank
When the temporary water bodies that the species inhabits dries up, the population remains in the dry basin as
cysts (embryonic eggs)

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Slender Orcutt Grass
Habitat: Vernal Pools
Federally listed as Threatened
Seeds can remain dormant for up to four year and germinate underwater in the fall or winter
Typically associated with larger of deeper pools on the Bank that have longs periods of inundation

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Tricolored Blackbird
Habitat: Freshwater Marsh
California State Species of Special Concern
Endemic to California
Distinguished by red-and-white markings on wing
Nest in freshwater marsh at the Bank