Species Details

Mentzelia monoensis

Mono Craters blazing star

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Classification

Scientific Name: Mentzelia monoensis J.M. Brokaw & L. Hufford
Common Name: Mono Craters blazing star
Family:	Loasaceae
Element Code:	PDLOA032B0
USDA Plants Symbol:	MEMO12
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 4.3 on 2012-03-13
Add Date:	2012-03-13
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
2005 - 2480 meters
6580 - 8135 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: Pumice

Microhabitat:

Disturbed areas
Gravelly

Notes

Notes: Known only from the Mono Craters region. Similar to M. albicaulis and M. montana; known to co-occur with the latter. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993) and TJM 2. See Madroño 58(1):57-63 (2011) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy: Similar to M. albicaulis and M. montana; known to co-occur with the latter. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993) and TJM 2.

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:

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California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)

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

Location Data is Forthcoming from the CNDDB

Presumed Extant

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