Species Details

Phacelia exilis

Transverse Range phacelia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Phacelia exilis (Gray) G.J. Lee
Common Name: Transverse Range phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDHYD0C4Y0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PHEX
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4Q
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
1100 - 2700 meters
3610 - 8860 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps
Pebble (Pavement) plain
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Can be locally common. Difficult to separate from P. mohavensis. See Synoptical Flora of North America 2(1):165 (1878) for original description, and Systematic Botany 13(1):16-20 (1988) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

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

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), San Bernardino (SBD), Tulare (TUL), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alamo Mountain (3411868), Alta Sierra (3511865), Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Breckenridge Mtn. (3511845), Cannell Peak (3511873), Claraville (3511843), Crag Peak (3611812), Fairview (3511884), Fawnskin (3411638), Frazier Mtn. (3411878), Lake Arrowhead (3411732), Lamont Peak (3511871), Lockwood Valley (3411961), Long Canyon (3611811), Moonridge (3411627), Onyx Peak (3411626), Sirretta Peak (3511883), Sphinx Lakes (3611865), Tobias Peak (3511875), Walker Pass (3511861)

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

Map

Presumed Extant

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