Big Bend Vernal Pool
Map SatelliteIn this small vernal pool, lying in a level meadow area, there is the typical vernal pool vegetation, Limnanthes sp., Downingia sp., Plagiobothrys sp., etc. Until recently this was the only known site for the rare Blennosperma bakeri; however, two additional sites have been discovered several dozen kilometers to the northwest.
Integrity: The area is used for pasture and there are numerous exotic grasses. It is possible that it may be developed for a vineyard.
Use: Private
January 1976
Inventory of California Natural Areas
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