Species Details

Diplacus pygmaeus

Egg Lake monkeyflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Diplacus pygmaeus (A.L. Grant) G.L. Nesom
Common Name: Egg Lake monkeyflower
Family:	Phrymaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1B2C0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Mimulus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug
Elevation: 500 - 1840 meters 1640 - 6035 feet
General Habitat: Great Basin scrub Lower montane coniferous forest Meadows and seeps Pinyon and juniper woodland
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Clay Streambanks Volcanic Vernally Mesic

Notes

Notes: Rediscovered in 1980. Threatened by grazing, trampling, and hydrological alterations. Lassen NF has adopted species management guidelines. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 11(2-3):312 (1925) for original description, Phytoneuron 2012-39:1-60 (2012) for revised nomenclature, and Phytoneuron 2013-66:1-8 (2013) for taxonomic treatment.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					33
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	23	2	1	0	2

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	33
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	33
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Calaveras (CAL), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Almanor (4012122), Antelope Mtn. (4012058), Bullard Lake (4012078), Burney Falls (4112116), Champs Flat (4012068), Chester (4012132), Corders Reservoir (4012172), Crank Mountain (4112142), Donica Mtn. (4112132), Egg Lake (4112133), Grizzly Valley (3912085), Happy Camp Mtn. (4112141), Harvey Mtn. (4012161), Jellico (4012173), Jess Valley (4112023), Knobcone Butte (4112151), Lookout (4112122), Payne Peak (4112053), Pease Flat (4112085), Perez (4112163), Pine Creek Valley (4012151), Poison Lake (4012162), Spalding Tract (4012067), Stanislaus (3812023), Stover Mtn. (4012133), Straylor Lake (4012171), Swains Hole (4012163), Timbered Crater (4112124), Whitehorse (4112134)

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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