CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Agave utahensis var. eborispina

Common Name:	ivory-spined agave
Family:	Agavaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMAGA010S1
Full Name:	Agave utahensis (Englem.) Gentry var. eborispina (Hester) Breitung
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	AGUTE

Biology
Lifeform: perennial leaf succulent Blooming Period: May - June Habitat: • Mojavean desert scrub (carbonate, rocky slopes)

Rarity Status

CA 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: G4T3Q
T3: Vulnerable. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.
(There are taxonomic questions associated with this name)

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
5	0	0

Notes
Known in CA only from the Nopah Range. See A. utahensis in The Jepson Manual (1993). On watch list in NV. See Cactus and Succulent Journal 14:131 (1943) for original description and 32:20 (1960) for revised nomenclature. 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: 2011-02-08

Location

Elevation: 945 - 1370 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
North of Tecopa Pass (275A) 35116H1, Tecopa Pass (275D) 35116G1, Twelvemile Spring (298C)? 36116A2

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

1804

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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