Taxon Details

Leptosiphon oblanceolatus

Sierra Nevada leptosiphon

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Photo of Leptosiphon oblanceolatus
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Taxon Summary:

Leptosiphon oblanceolatus, commonly known as Sierra Nevada leptosiphon, is a annual herb in the Polemoniaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Subalpine coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 2800 to 3700 meters. Leptosiphon oblanceolatus is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Notes:
A synonym of Linanthus oblanceolatus in The Jepson Manual. See Pflanzenreich 4(250):136 (1907) for original description, and Aliso 19(1):55-91 (2000) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Inyo (INY), Madera (MAD), Tulare (TUL), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Casa Vieja Meadows (3611823), Chagoopa Falls (3611844), Cirque Peak (3611842), Dogtooth Peak (3711921), Dunderberg Peak (3811913), Florence Lake (3711838), Graveyard Peak (3711848), Johnson Peak (3611843), Kaiser Peak (3711932), Mineral King (3611845), Monache Mountain (3611822), Moses Mtn. (3611836), Mount Whitney (3611853), Mt. Abbot (3711847), Mt. Brewer (3611864), Mt. Givens (3711931), Mt. Henry (3711827), Mt. Williamson (3611863), Quinn Peak (3611835), Silver City (3611846), Sing Peak (3711954), Templeton Mtn. (3611832), Triple Divide Peak (3611855)
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.
Presumed Extant
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