Macoun’s meadowfoam (Limnanthes macounii) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 10
Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
Based on the 1988 status report, COSEWIC designated this species as “Rare” giving the following reason: “A Canadian endemic with a restricted range and numerous populations readily persisting in or near urban areas”. The species was interpreted as a species of “No Special Concerns” in the provincial assessment (Douglas et al. 1998) or later as “Vulnerable” (Douglas et al. 2002). The British Columbia Conservation Data Centre listed this species as BLUE-listed, although in past versions of the list, the rating of Macoun’s meadowfoam varied from RED-listed to not listed.
Macoun’s meadowfoam is protected on the Trial Islands Ecological Reserve [ER # 117]. None of the plants on this island occur on federal lands.