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Species Details

Phacelia mustelina

Death Valley round-leaved phacelia

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Phacelia mustelina Cov.
Common Name:
Death Valley round-leaved phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Element Code: PDHYD0C330
USDA Plants Symbol: PHMU
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-06-08

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul
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Elevation:
730 - 2620 meters
2395 - 8595 feet
General Habitats:
  • Mojavean desert scrub
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Carbonate (sometimes)
  • Gravelly (sometimes)
  • Rocky (sometimes)
  • Volcanic (sometimes)

  Notes

Notes:
Most occurrences historical; need field surveys. On watch list in NV. See Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 27(5):196 (1937) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 1
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 1 4 %
THREAT LIST:
Non-native plant impacts 1 4%

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 23
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 2 0 0 0 21
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 21
Recent <=20 Years 2
Presence:
Presumed Extant 23
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Badwater (3611627), Dantes View (3611626), Daylight Pass (3611678), East of Echo Canyon (3611645), Echo Canyon (3611646), Emigrant Canyon (3611742), Epaulet Peak (3511685), Galena Canyon (3611618), Grapevine Peak (3611782), Jail Canyon (3611722), Pilot Knob (3511742), Salsberry Peak (3511684), Scottys Castle (3711713), Telescope Peak (3611721), Thimble Peak (3611771), Tin Mountain (3611784), Wahguyhe Peak (3611781), Wildrose Peak (3611731)
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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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 19 April 2024].