Taxon Details
Horkelia cuneata var. puberula
mesa horkelia
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Taxon Summary:
Horkelia cuneata var. puberula, commonly known as mesa horkelia, is a perennial herb in the Rosaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral (maritime), Cismontane woodland, and Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 70 to 810 meters. Horkelia cuneata var. puberula is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.
Scientific Name: Horkelia cuneata Lindl. var. puberula (Rydb.) Ertter & Reveal |
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Common Name: mesa horkelia |
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Family: | Rosaceae | |
Element Code: | PDROS0W045 | |
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Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
Fed List: | None |
State List: | None |
Global Rank: | G4T1 |
State Rank: |
S1 |
Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S |
CRPR Changes: |
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Add Date: | 2001-01-01 |
Date Edited: | 2024-11-05 |
Lifeform: perennial herb | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Feb-Jul(Sep)
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Elevation:
70 - 810 meters 230 - 2660 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Microhabitat:
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Notes: Many historical occurrences extirpated; need current information on status of occurrences. Possibly threatened by habitat conversion. Intergrades with other sspp.; populations representing true ssp. puberula declining. See Pittonia 1:102 (1887) for original description, and Lloydia 1:87-88 (1938) and Novon 17(3):315-325 (2007) for revised nomenclature. |
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Threats: Possibly threatened by habitat conversion. |
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Taxonomy: ntergrades with other sspp.; populations representing true ssp. puberula |
Threat List Total: | 7 | |
Total EOs | % of EOs | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | 45 | 44 % |
THREAT LIST: | ||
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Development | 41 | 39% |
Road/trail construction/maint. | 3 | 2% |
Wood cutting or brush clearing | 2 | 1% |
Mining | 2 | 1% |
Non-native plant impacts | 1 | 0% |
Other | 1 | 0% |
Landfill | 1 | 0% |
Total Occurrences: | 103 | ||||
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
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A | B | C | D | X | U |
0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 72 |
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Historical >20 Years | 82 | ||||
Recent <=20 Years | 21 |
Presence: | |||||
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Presumed Extant | 79 | ||||
Possibly Extirpated | 14 | ||||
Presumed Extirpated | 10 |
California Endemic: | |||||||||||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV)*, San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)*, San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN) |
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