Taxon Details

Hecastocleis shockleyi

prickle-leaf

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Taxon Summary:

Hecastocleis shockleyi, commonly known as prickle-leaf, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Asteraceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chenopod scrub, and Mojavean desert scrub, growing at elevations from 1200 to 2200 meters. Hecastocleis shockleyi is ranked 3, Plants About Which We Need More Information, A Review List.

Classification

Scientific Name: Hecastocleis shockleyi Gray
Common Name: prickle-leaf
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST4J010
USDA Plants Symbol:	HESH
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 3 on 2004-11-23
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
1200 - 2200 meters
3935 - 7220 feet

General Habitats:

Chenopod scrub
Mojavean desert scrub

Microhabitat Details: often slate

Microhabitat:

Carbonate (often)
Rocky
Slopes
Washes

Notes

Notes: Needs field work to determine current threats and rarity. Locally common in the Grapevine, Inyo, and Last Chance Mountains. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17:221 (1882) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blackwater Mine (3511577), Cerro Gordo Peak (3611757), Chalfant Valley (3711853), East of Waucoba Spring (3711717), El Paso Peaks (3511746), Fall Canyon (3611772), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Horse Thief Canyon (3711737), Independence (3611872), Joshua Flats (3711728), Keeler (3611747), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Last Chance Range SE (3711715), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Laws (3711843), Sand Spring (3711725), Santa Rosa Flat (3611746), Thimble Peak (3611771), Uhlmeyer Spring (3711822), Waucoba Spring (3711718), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

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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