Species Details
Mentzelia tridentata
creamy blazing star
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Scientific Name: Mentzelia tridentata (A. Davids.) H.J. Thomps. & Joyce Roberts |
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Common Name: creamy blazing star |
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Family: | Loasaceae | |
Element Code: | PDLOA031U0 | |
USDA Plants Symbol: | METR4 | |
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CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.3 |
Fed List: | None |
State List: | None |
Global Rank: | G3 |
State Rank: |
S3 |
Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG |
CRPR Changes: |
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Add Date: | 2001-01-01 |
Date Edited: | 2022-03-01 |
Lifeform: annual herb | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Mar-May
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Elevation:
700 - 1175 meters 2295 - 3855 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Microhabitat:
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Threat List Total: | 5 | |
Total EOs | % of EOs | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | 10 | 20 % |
THREAT LIST: | ||
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ORV activity | 9 | 17% |
Military operations | 7 | 13% |
Mining | 2 | 3% |
Development | 1 | 1% |
Grazing | 1 | 1% |
Total Occurrences: | 51 | ||||
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
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A | B | C | D | X | U |
4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
Occurrence Status: | |||||
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Historical >20 Years | 19 | ||||
Recent <=20 Years | 32 |
Presence: | |||||
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Presumed Extant | 51 | ||||
Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
Presumed Extirpated | 0 |
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), San Bernardino (SBD) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Ballarat (3611712), Barstow (3411781), Barstow SE (3411771), Bird Spring (3511723), Camp Rock Mine (3411666), Cantil (3511738), Daggett (3411678), Fry Mountains (3411656), Grand View Mine (3411657), Haiwee Reservoirs (3611728), Iron Ridge (3411655), Lane Mountain (3511618), Little Lake (3511788), Minneola (3411677), Nebo (3411688), Newberry Springs (3411676), Old Woman Springs (3411646), Ord Mountain (3411667), Panamint (3611711), Parker (3411423), Saltdale NW (3511748), Snaggletooth (3411456), Volcano Peak (3511787), West Ord Mountain (3411668), White Horse Mtn. (3411658), Yermo (3411687) |
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