Species Details

Hackelia amethystina

amethyst stickseed

View Report Copy Link CalFlora EFlora CCH CalPhotos iNaturalist

Classification

Scientific Name: Hackelia amethystina J.T. Howell
Common Name: amethyst stickseed
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0G010
USDA Plants Symbol:	HAAM
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Jul(Aug)

Elevation:
1500 - 2315 meters
4920 - 7595 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Disturbed areas
Openings

Notes

Notes: See Leaflets of Western Botany 3:125 (1942) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 26(1):213-214 (1976) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
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

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alpine (ALP), Colusa (COL), El Dorado (ELD), Glenn (GLE), Lake (LAK), Lassen (LAS), Mendocino (MEN), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), Tehama (TEH), Trinity (TRI), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antelope Lake (4012025), Buck Rock (3912288), Covelo East (3912372), Crescent Mills (4012018), Crockett Peak (3912247), Diamond Mtn. (4012036), Ebbetts Pass (3811957), Fouts Springs (3912236), Fredonyer Pass (4012037), Hull Mountain (3912258), Janesville (4012035), Kettle Rock (4012026), Kneecap Ridge (3912257), Log Spring (3912277), Mendocino Pass (3912278), North Yolla Bolly (4012228), Plaskett Meadows (3912267), Plaskett Ridge (3912268), Potato Hill (3912237), Riley Ridge (3912286), Sanhedrin Mtn. (3912351), South Yolla Bolly (4012217), St. John Mtn. (3912246), Tahoe City (3912022), Tamarack (3812041), Taylorsville (4012017), Tragedy Spring (3812062), Willows (3912252)

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

Click on quad for name. Hold Shift Key to use mouse scroll wheel

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory