Poa sierrae is a Considered but Rejected taxon on the CNPS Inventory. It is a highly distinct taxon of Section Madropoa [easily distinguished by its odd fleshy bulblets]. The FNA distributon map, and the Consortium records show about the same geographic range: I can map about 10 locations from the Consortium database and from the protologue [Wasmann J. Biol. 37:18-20. 1979] in Butte, Placer and Nevada counties at 2000-4200 ft [the Madera County location CHSC67420 is an outlier and might be mis-identified]. How and when this taxon got passed off as common whom knows; it was on the reject list on the 1984 CNPS Inventory.
Because of the paucity of known stations it suggests to me that it would be at least CNPS List 4, perhaps it is less common and would make CNPS List 1B. If it has not been suggested for review than I now do so.
Known Locations [Consortium accession number/latitude/longitude/elevation]
CHSC39500,39.64068,-121.27439,2004 ft
CAS623743,39.97274,-121.27602,2268 ft (and various isotypes)
CHSC37340,39.75111,-121.26891,3336 ft
CHSC41188,39.83305,-121.42397,2479 ft
CHSC96855,39.63283,-121.30083,2627 ft
POM265916 ,39.20236,-120.80924,3471 ft
UCD74356 ,39.03105,-120.70085,2687 ft
JTH4 2650,39.95084,-121.30246,2055 ft
G.H. True Jr. 6565,39.35343,-120.81760,2556 ft
Stebbins 5151,39.10299,-120.92471,1315 ft
Leonardi spring ,38.90896,-120.54636,4396 ft
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