Taxon Details
Xylorhiza panamintensis
Panamint desert-aster
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Taxon Summary:
Xylorhiza panamintensis, commonly known as Panamint desert-aster, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub, growing at elevations from 715 to 1300 meters. Xylorhiza panamintensis is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Xylorhiza panamintensis B.G. Baldwin & M. Berger |
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Common Name: Panamint desert-aster |
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| Family: | Asteraceae | |
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JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.3 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
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CRPR Changes: added to 1B.3 on 2025-06-30 |
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| Add Date: | 2025-06-30 |
| Date Edited: | 2025-07-07 |
| Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: (Apr-Nov)Dec-Feb
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Elevation:
715 - 1300 meters 2345 - 4265 feet |
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Notes: Discovered in 2023 by M. Berger. |
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Taxonomy: Distinguished from X. tortifolia by the following characters: extensively branched (vs. unbranched) stems, heads sessile or nearly sessile (vs. long pedunculate) and in corymbiform groups (vs. solitary), outer phyllaries herbaceous (vs. scarious in proximal ¼ to ¾), smaller ray laminae (6–11.5 × 1–1.75 mm vs. 10–33 × 1.8–5.5 mm), and fewer pappus bristles 15–25 (vs. 35–90). See original description for additional details. |
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| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
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| EOs with Threat Listed: | 0 | 0 % |
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| Total Occurrences: | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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