Species Details

Loeflingia squarrosa var. artemisiarum

sagebrush loeflingia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Loeflingia squarrosa Nutt. var. artemisiarum (Barneby & Twisselm.) R. Dorn
Common Name: sagebrush loeflingia
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDCAR0E011
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T3
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2008-07-02
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-03-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-May

Elevation:
700 - 1615 meters
2295 - 5300 feet

General Habitats:

Desert dunes
Great Basin scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Threatened by grazing and vehicles. A synonym of L. squarrosa in TJM 2. See Madroño 20(8):406 (1970) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	17	65 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	7	26%
ORV activity	4	15%
Other	4	15%
Grazing	4	15%
Development	3	11%
Mining	2	7%
Military operations	1	3%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					26
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	3	6	0	0	15

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	22
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	26
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Lassen (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), Plumas (PLU), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Baldy Mesa (3411744), Beckwourth Pass (3912071), Big Pine (3711823), Boron (3511716), Calneva Lake (4012021), Doyle (4012011), Keene (3511825), Kramer Junction (3411785), Lancaster East (3411861), Leuhman Ridge (3411786), Observation Peak (4012072), Palmdale (3411851), Reconnaissance Peak (3912073), Redman (3411778), Rogers Lake North (3411787), Rogers Lake South (3411777), Rosamond (3411872), Rosamond Lake (3411871), Soledad Mtn. (3411882), Tinemaha Reservoir (3711812)

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 Deletion on 2008-07-02