Species Details

Hulsea vestita ssp. pygmaea

pygmy hulsea

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Classification

Scientific Name: Hulsea vestita Gray ssp. pygmaea (Gray) Wilken
Common Name: pygmy hulsea
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST4Z077
USDA Plants Symbol:	HUVEP2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Oct

Elevation:
2835 - 3900 meters
9300 - 12795 feet

General Habitats:

Alpine boulder and rock field
Subalpine coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic
Gravelly

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by recreational activities. Similar plants from other areas appear to be intermediates with ssp. vestita or ssp. parryi. See Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2):343 (1884) for original description, Aliso 7(4):413 (1972) for revised nomenclature, and Brittonia 27(3):242 (1975) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	75 %
Foot traffic/trampling	3	75%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	2	50%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	4
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Mineral King (3611845), Moonridge (3411627), San Gorgonio Mtn. (3411617)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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