CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Oreonana purpurascens

Common Name:	purple mountain-parsley
Family:	Apiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDAPI1G020
Full Name:	Oreonana purpurascens Shevock & Const.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ORPU5

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - June Habitat: usually metamorphic. • Broadleafed upland forest • Subalpine coniferous forest • Upper montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly 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: 30
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 7 1 1 0 18

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
29	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
30	0	0

Notes
Threatened by road construction, logging, and trampling. See Madroño 26(3):128-134 (1979) for original description, and Fremontia 9(3):22-25 (1981) for species account. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1980-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 2395 - 2865 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Tulare (TUL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Camp Nelson (308A) 36118B5, Sentinel Peak (308D) 36118A5, Silver City (331B) 36118D6, Moses Mtn. (331C) 36118C6, Quinn Peak (331D) 36118C5, Muir Grove (354A) 36118F7

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

1194

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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