CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Mertensia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia

Common Name:	sagebrush bluebells
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDBOR0N0G2
Full Name:	Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. oblongifolia
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	MEOB

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - July Habitat: usually mesic. • Great Basin scrub • Lower montane coniferous forest • Meadows and seeps • Subalpine coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2? S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G5T2 T2: Imperiled. G5: (species) Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 4
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 4

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	0

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
4	0	0

Notes
Known in CA only from the Warner and Sweetwater mountains. Threatened by grazing. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 24:123 (1937) for taxonomic treatment. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2001-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1000 - 3000 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO), Modoc (MOD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mt. Patterson (488A) 38119D3, Jess Valley (674A) 41120B3, Payne Peak (708D) 41120E3, Mt. Bidwell (724B) 41120H2, Fort Bidwell (724C) 41120G2

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

1967

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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