CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Phacelia mustelina

Common Name:	Death Valley round-leaved phacelia
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDHYD0C330
Full Name:	Phacelia mustelina Cov.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PHMU

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: carbonate or volcanic, gravelly or rocky. • Mojavean desert scrub • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 23
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 2 0 0 0 21

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
17	6

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
23	0	0

Notes
Most occurrences historical; need field surveys. On watch list in NV. See Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 27(5):196 (1937) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2012-04-27

Location

Elevation: 730 - 2620 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Pilot Knob (232B) 35117D2, Salsberry Peak (276B) 35116H4, Dantes View (300B) 36116B6, Badwater (301A) 36116B7, Galena Canyon (301C) 36116A8, Telescope Peak (302A) 36117B1, Jail Canyon (302B) 36117B2, East of Echo Canyon (323A) 36116D5, Echo Canyon (323B) 36116D6, Emigrant Canyon (325B) 36117D2, Wildrose Peak (325D) 36117C1, Daylight Pass (367C) 36116G8, Wahguyhe Peak (368A) 36117H1, Grapevine Peak (368B) 36117H2, Thimble Peak (368D) 36117G1, Tin Mountain (369B) 36117H4, Scottys Castle (389D) 37117A3

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1110

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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