Species Details

Phacelia damnationensis

Damnation Pass phacelia

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Photo of Phacelia damnationensis
© 2023 Julie Kierstead Nelson
Photo of Phacelia damnationensis
© 2023 Julie Kierstead Nelson
Photo of Phacelia damnationensis
© 2023 Julie Kierstead Nelson
Scientific Name:
Phacelia damnationensis Kierstead, Lindstrand & M.J. Lenz
Common Name:
Damnation Pass phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
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Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep
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Elevation:
1005 - 1440 meters
3295 - 4725 feet
General Habitats:
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Gravelly
  • Metamorphic
  • Openings
  • Roadsides
  • Rocky
  • Sandstone
  • Shale
  • Talus
Notes:
Threats:
Possibly threatened by logging, vehicles, road construction, road maintenance, and recreational activities, though appears to tolerate some disturbance caused by these factors.
Taxonomy:
Corolla color (cream to apple-green with occasional lavender tinge) similar to P. procera which differs in having stems erect and 0.5–2 m high (vs. decumbent to ascending and 0.3–0.9 m high) with leaf-blades attenuate to auriculate (vs. truncate to subcordate).  Other related species (P. bolanderi, P. hydrophylloides) are allopatric.
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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
California Endemic:
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California (CA)
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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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