Species Details

Mertensia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia

sagebrush bluebells

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Scientific Name:
Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. oblongifolia
Common Name:
sagebrush bluebells
Family: Boraginaceae
Element Code: PDBOR0N0G2
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul
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Elevation:
1000 - 3000 meters
3280 - 9845 feet
General Habitats:
  • Great Basin scrub
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Mesic (usually)
Notes:
Known in CA only from the Warner and Sweetwater mountains. Threatened by grazing. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 24:123 (1937) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 2
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 9 75 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 9 75%
Logging 1 8%
Total Occurrences: 12
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 4 0 0 0 8
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 12
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 12
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
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), Sierra (SIE)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Fort Bidwell (4112072), Independence Lake (3912043), Jess Valley (4112023), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Payne Peak (4112053), 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.
Presumed Extant
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