Species Details

Mertensia oblongifolia var. amoena

beautiful sagebrush bluebells

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Classification

Scientific Name: Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. amoena (A. Nels.) L. Williams
Common Name: beautiful sagebrush bluebells
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0N0G1
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-04-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jul

Elevation:
1630 - 2315 meters
5350 - 7595 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Meadows and seeps

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	8 %
Foot traffic/trampling	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
0	0	1	0	0	12

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

Presence:
Presumed Extant	13
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Davis Creek (4112063), Eagle Peak (4112032), Jess Valley (4112023), Lake Annie (4112081), Lake City (4112062), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Payne Peak (4112053), Shields Creek (4112043), Soup Creek (4112033), Sugar Hill (4112073), Warren Peak (4112042), Willow Ranch (4112083)

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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Original Description:	Botanical Gazette 30:195 (1900)
Revised Nomenclature:	Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 24:130 (1937)
Species Account:	Mertensia oblongifolia var. amoena profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory