Species Details

Oryctes nevadensis

Nevada oryctes

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Classification

Scientific Name: Oryctes nevadensis Wats.
Common Name: Nevada oryctes
Family:	Solanaceae
Element Code:	PDSOL0Q010
USDA Plants Symbol:	ORNE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jun

Elevation:
1100 - 2535 meters
3610 - 8315 feet

General Habitats:

Chenopod scrub
Mojavean desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Seriously threatened by grazing, trampling, and vehicles. On watch list in NV. See Botany of the King Expedition, p. 274 (1871) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	22	67 %
Grazing	10	30%
Road/trail construction/maint.	7	21%
ORV activity	6	18%
Other	3	9%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	3%
Development	1	3%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					33
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	19	2	1	0	11

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	33
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	33
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bee Springs Canyon (3611871), Big Pine (3711823), Blackrock (3611882), East of Joshua Flats (3711727), Fish Slough (3711844), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Horse Thief Canyon (3711737), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Laws (3711843), Lone Pine (3611851), Poleta Canyon (3711833), Soldier Pass (3711738), Union Wash (3611861)

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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