Species Details

Engellaria obtusa

obtuse starwort

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Classification

Scientific Name: Engellaria obtusa (Engelm.) Iamonico
Common Name: obtuse starwort
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDCAR0X0U0
USDA Plants Symbol:	STOB
Synonyms/Other Names: Stellaria obtusa Engelm.

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-09-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: May-Sep(Oct)

Elevation:
150 - 2290 meters
490 - 7515 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Riparian woodland
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic
Streambanks

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Potentially threatened by logging, development, fire, trampling, grazing, and hydrological alterations.
Taxonomy: Sometimes confused with S. crispa.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	5
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	11	35 %
Logging	8	25%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	2	6%
Grazing	2	6%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	3%
Mining	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					31
A	B	C	D	X	U
4	7	7	0	0	13

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	31
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	31
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Amador (AMA), Butte (BUT), Calaveras (CAL), El Dorado (ELD), Glenn (GLE), Humboldt (HUM), Lassen (LAS), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE), Tehama (TEH), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Belden (4012113), Berry Creek (3912164), Blue Canyon (3912036), Blue Nose Mtn. (3912077), Boards Crossing (3812032), Butte Meadows (4012115), Calaveras Dome (3812042), Caldor (3812054), Calpine (3912064), Cascade (3912162), Chester (4012132), Clio (3912065), Crandall Peak (3812022), Dogwood Peak (3912171), Dorrington (3812033), English Mtn. (3912045), Garnet Hill (3812043), Graniteville (3912046), Grays Peak (4012146), Greek Store (3912015), Haskins Valley (3912172), Haypress Valley (3912055), Homewood (3912012), Humboldt Peak (4012124), Humbug Valley (4012123), Jonesville (4012114), Kibbie Lake (3811917), Kimshew Point (3912184), Kyburz (3812073), Lake Eleanor (3711987), Lassen Peak (4012145), Leek Spring Hill (3812063), Liberty Hill (3812031), Lyonsville (4012136), Martis Peak (3912031), Meadow Valley (3912181), Mineral (4012135), Mt. Fillmore (3912067), Mt. Harkness (4012143), Norden (3912033), Omo Ranch (3812055), Peddler Hill (3812053), Pine Creek Valley (4012151), Plaskett Meadows (3912267), Pyramid Peak (3812072), Reading Peak (4012144), Red Cinder (4012142), Robbs Peak (3812084), Sattley (3912054), Sierra City (3912056), Soapstone Hill (3912173), Stanislaus (3812023), Storrie (3912183), Stover Mtn. (4012133), Swain Mountain (4012141), Tahoe City (3912022), Trinity Mtn. (4112314), Truckee (3912032), Viola (4012156), Webber Peak (3912044), Westwood East (4012038)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Non-Substantive Name Changes: Multiple taxa in various plant families from the Jepson eFlora revision 11 (2023)
Revised Nomenclature:	Acta Botánica Mexicana 128 Pátzcuaro 2021 Epub 28-Feb-2022 (2022)
Species Account:	Account for potential SCC evaluation (2021)