Species Details

Blepharidachne kingii

King's eyelash grass

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Classification

Scientific Name: Blepharidachne kingii (Wats.) Hack.
Common Name: King's eyelash grass
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA0X020
USDA Plants Symbol:	BLKI
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May

Elevation:
1065 - 2135 meters
3495 - 7005 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub (usually carbonate)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Endangered in ID.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	5 %
Other	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					22
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	0	21

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	19
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	22
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Pine (3711823), Chloride City (3611668), Cottonwood Canyon (3611753), Craig Canyon (3611767), Deep Springs Lake (3711831), Dyer (3711861), Echo Canyon (3611646), Emigrant Canyon (3611742), Grotto Canyon (3611751), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Indian Garden Creek (3711758), Last Chance Range SE (3711715), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), New York Butte (3611768), Pachalka Spring (3511556), Panamint Butte (3611743), Saline Peak (3611786), Station Peak (3711851), Stovepipe Wells (3611752), Talc City Hills (3611736), Teakettle Junction (3611775), Telescope Peak (3611721), Ubehebe Peak (3611765), Uhlmeyer Spring (3711822), White Top Mtn. (3611774), 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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