CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Phacelia parishii

Common Name:	Parish's phacelia
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDHYD0C3G0
Full Name:	Phacelia parishii Gray
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PHPA2

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - July Habitat: clay or alkaline. • Mojavean desert scrub • Playas

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G2G3 G2: Imperiled. G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 3 0 0 2 1

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
3	6

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
7	2	0

Notes

Rediscovered in CA in 1989 by M. Bagley. Threatened by military activities and vehicles. Potentially threatened by expansion of Ft. Irwin. Possibly threatened by solar energy development. Known in AZ from only one occurrence discovered in 1994. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19:88 (1883) for original description, and American Midland Naturalist 29:16-17 (1943) for taxonomic treatment.
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Date Added: 1980-01-01
Last Update: 2012-04-27

Location

Elevation: 540 - 1200 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Nevada

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Lucerne Valley (131B)* 34116D8, Fifteenmile Valley (132A) 34117D1, Harvard Hill (180B) 34116H6, Yermo (181A) 34116H7, Barstow (182A) 34117H1, Alvord Mtn. West (205C) 35116A6, Tecopa Pass (275D) 35116G1, Stewart Valley (298B) 36116B2, Twelvemile Spring (298C) 36116A2, Nopah Peak (298D) 36116A1

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

1114

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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