CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Phacelia pulchella var. gooddingii

Common Name:	Goodding's phacelia
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDHYD0C3V1
Full Name:	Phacelia pulchella Gray var. gooddingii (Brand) J.T. Howell
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PHPUG

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - June Habitat: • Mojavean desert scrub (clay, often alkaline)

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 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5T2T3 T2: Imperiled. T3: Vulnerable. G5: (species) Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 19
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 10 1 2 0 6

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
3	16

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
19	0	0

Notes
Threatened by solar energy development, vehicles, and non-native plants. See Pflanzenreich 4(251):120 (1913) for original description, and Leaflets of Western Botany 3(5):119 (1942) 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: 1994-01-01 Last Update: 2012-04-27

Location

Elevation: 765 - 1000 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mineral Hill (225B) 35115D4, Mesquite Mountains (249B) 35115F6, West of Shenandoah Peak (273C) 35115G6, Stump Spring, Nev. (274A) 35115H7, Calvada Springs (274B) 35115H8, Horse Thief Springs (274C) 35115G8, Salsberry Peak (276B) 35116H4, Mound Spring (297C) 36115A8, Nopah Peak (298D) 36116A1

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

725

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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