Species Details

Mentzelia puberula

Darlington's blazing star

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Classification

Scientific Name: Mentzelia puberula J. Darl.
Common Name: Darlington's blazing star
Family:	Loasaceae
Element Code:	PDLOA031F0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.2 on 2010-02-18
Add Date:	2010-02-18
Date Edited:	2022-03-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Mar-May

Elevation:
90 - 1280 meters
295 - 4200 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky
Sandy

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by renewable energy development.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					11
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	0	0	0	0	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	10
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	11
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

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

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camp Rock Mine (3411666), Cibola (3311436), Cowhole Mountain (3511518), Dale Lake (3411526), East of Victory Pass (3311573), Gene Wash (3411432), Glamis NW (3211582), Mt. Barrow (3311428), Newberry Springs (3411676), Old Dad Mtn. (3511517), Palo Verde (3311446), Whipple Wash (3411433)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2010-02-18