Species Details

Phacelia amabilis

Saline Valley phacelia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Phacelia amabilis Const.
Common Name: Saline Valley phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDHYD0C040
USDA Plants Symbol:	PHAM
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	3.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	GHQ
State Rank:	SH
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-03-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-May

Elevation:
500 - 700 meters
1640 - 2295 feet

General Habitats:

Riparian scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly

Notes

Notes: Move to List 1B? Rediscovered in the mid-1980's by M. DeDecker above Mud Cyn., growing within a population of P. crenulata; probably a variant of the latter. Repeated searches of the type locality have been unsuccessful.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					2
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	2

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	2
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	2
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Craig Canyon (3611767)*, Stovepipe Wells NE (3611761)

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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