Species Details

Acleisanthes nevadensis

desert wing-fruit

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Classification

Scientific Name: Acleisanthes nevadensis (Standl.) B.L. Turner
Common Name: desert wing-fruit
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Element Code:	PDNYC0F040
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Selinocarpus nevadensis

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4?
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12 changed from 2.3 to 2.1 on 2012-02-14
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Sep

Elevation:
795 - 1250 meters
2610 - 4100 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly
Rocky

Notes

Notes: Known in CA from only the Kingston Range. Threatened by solar energy development, vehicles, and non-native plants. Possibly threatened by road maintenance and associated herbicide use. See Madroño 30(2):129 (1983) for historical record.
Threats: Threatened by solar energy development, vehicles, and non-native plants. Possibly threatened by road maintenance and associated herbicide use.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	6
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	13	100 %
Non-native plant impacts	7	53%
ORV activity	7	53%
Road/trail construction/maint.	5	38%
Biocides	1	7%
Development	1	7%
Grazing	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					13
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	6	4	0	1

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	12

Presence:
Presumed Extant	13
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blackwater Mine (3511577), Calvada Springs (3511588), Pachalka Spring (3511556), Stump Spring, Nev. (3511587), Valley Wells (3511546)

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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