Species Details

Funastrum utahense

Utah vine milkweed

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Classification

Scientific Name: Funastrum utahense (Engelm.) Liede & Meve
Common Name: Utah vine milkweed
Family:	Apocynaceae
Element Code:	PDASC050M0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Cynanchum utahense

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 4.3 to 4.2 on 2009-03-10
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: (Mar)Apr-Jun(Sep-Oct)

Elevation:
100 - 1435 meters
330 - 4710 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by solar energy development. Potentially threatened by vehicles.
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)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arica Mountains (3411418), Ash Hill (3411661), Big Bear City (3411637), Big Maria Mts. NW (3311486), Bighorn Canyon (3411635), Bitter Spring (3511624), Blind Hills (3411573), Bristol Lake SW (3411536), Carrizo Mtn. (3211671), Chuckwalla Spring (3311542), Clarks Pass (3411515), Coyote Wells (3211568), Daggett (3411678), Dale Lake (3411526), Deadman Lake SE (3411631), Deadman Lake SW (3411632), Desert Center (3311564), Earthquake Valley (3311614), Emerson Lake (3411644), Fenner Hills (3411582), Goat Mountain (3411633), Goffs (3411581), Havasu Lake (3411444), Hayfield (3311566), Hector (3411674), Hidalgo Mtn. (3411643), Indian Cove (3411612), In-ko-pah Gorge (3211661), Ivanpah Lake (3511554), Joshua (3511534), Joshua Tree North (3411623), Landers (3411634), Lavic Lake (3411663), Lead Mountain SW (3411538), Ludlow SE (3411651), McCoy Peak (3311467), McCoy Wash (3311466), Melville Lake (3411645), Morgans Well (3411652), Needles (3411475), Needles SW (3411476), Nipton (3511543), Old Woman Springs (3411646), Painted Gorge (3211578), Pinto Mountain (3311587), Plaster City (3211577), Ranchita (3311625), Rattlesnake Canyon (3411636), Roosevelt Mine (3311457), Sidewinder Well (3311562), Silver Bell Mine (3411665), Sleeping Beauty (3411673), Stump Spring, Nev. (3511587), Sunfair (3411622), Sunshine Peak (3411664), Sweeney Pass (3211672), Thumb Peak (3311447), Troy Lake (3411675), Twentynine Palms (3411621), Valley Mtn. (3411528), Victory Pass (3311574), West of Soda Lake (3511622)

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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