Taxon Details
Epilobium howellii
subalpine fireweed
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Taxon Summary:
Epilobium howellii, commonly known as subalpine fireweed, is a perennial stoloniferous herb in the Onagraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Meadows and seeps, and Subalpine coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 2000 to 3120 meters. Epilobium howellii is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Epilobium howellii Hoch |
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Common Name: subalpine fireweed |
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| Family: | Onagraceae | |
| Element Code: | PDONA06180 | |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | EPHO3 | |
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Synonyms/Other Names: |
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| Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 4.3 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G4 |
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State Rank: |
S4 |
| Other Status: | |
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CRPR Changes: changed from 1B.3 to 4.3 on 2009-09-28 |
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| Add Date: | 1994-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2021-12-09 |
| Lifeform: perennial stoloniferous herb | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Jul-Aug
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Elevation:
2000 - 3120 meters 6560 - 10235 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Microhabitat:
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| Threat List Total: | 9 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 70 | 71 % |
| THREAT LIST: | ||
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| Grazing | 29 | 29% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 24 | 24% |
| Logging | 15 | 15% |
| ORV activity | 14 | 14% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 14 | 14% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Improper burning regime | 2 | 2% |
| Development | 1 | 1% |
| Total Occurrences: | 99 | ||||
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 15 | 43 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 6 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 93 | ||||
| Presence: | |||||
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| Presumed Extant | 99 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| California Endemic: | |||||||||||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Alpine (ALP), El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Madera (MAD), Mono (MNO), Nevada (NEV), Sierra (SIE), Tuolumne (TUO) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Bloody Mtn. (3711858), Calpine (3912064), Caples Lake (3812061), Carson Pass (3811968), Clio (3912065), Crystal Crag (3711951), Dinkey Creek (3711912), Ebbetts Pass (3811957), Freel Peak (3811978), Haypress Valley (3912055), Huntington Lake (3711922), Independence Lake (3912043), Kaiser Peak (3711932), Little Shuteye Peak (3711944), Mammoth Mtn. (3711961), Mt. Abbot (3711847), Mt. Givens (3711931), Musick Mtn. (3711923), Nelson Mtn. (3711911), Patterson Mtn. (3611981), Pinecrest (3811928), Sattley (3912054), Shuteye Peak (3711934), Sing Peak (3711954), South Lake Tahoe (3811988), Spicer Meadows Res. (3811948), Squaw Dome (3711943), Timber Knob (3711953), Vogelsang Peak (3711973), Webber Peak (3912044) |
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Notes:
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Presumed Extant
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