Species Details

Linum puberulum

plains flax

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Classification

Scientific Name: Linum puberulum (Engelm.) Heller
Common Name: plains flax
Family:	Linaceae
Element Code:	PDLIN020P0
USDA Plants Symbol:	LIPU4
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.3 on 2006-11-28
Add Date:	2006-11-28
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul(Oct)

Elevation:
1000 - 2500 meters
3280 - 8205 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known in California only from San Bernardino County. See Pl. Wright. 1: 25 (1852) for original description and Pl. World 1: 22 (1897) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	23 %
Grazing	2	15%
Mining	1	7%
ORV activity	1	7%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					13
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	1	1	0	0	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	9

Presence:
Presumed Extant	13
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Sonora, Mexico (SO), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Wyoming (WY)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Castle Peaks (3511532), Clark Mtn. (3511555), Hart Peak (3511531), Ivanpah (3511533), Mescal Range (3511545), Mid Hills (3511524), Pinto Valley (3511523)

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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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2006-11-28