Taxon Report
Phacelia parishii GrayParish's phacelia |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Phacelia parishii Gray |
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Common Name: |
Parish's phacelia |
| Family: | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Element Code: | PDHYD0C3G0 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | PHPA2 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: Apr-May(Jun-Jul) | Apr-May(Jun-Jul) |
| Elevation: | 540-1200 (1770-3935) |
| General Habitats: | Mojavean desert scrub, Playas |
| Microhabitat: | Alkaline (sometimes), Clay (sometimes) |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
| Global Rank: | G2G3 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 13 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 4 |
| Good (B) | 5 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 1 |
| Unknown (U) | 3 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Alvord Mtn. West (3511616), Barstow (3411781), Eagle Mtn. (3611623), Harvard Hill (3411686), Lucerne Valley (3411648)*, Nopah Peak (3611611), Sixmile Spring (3611621), Stewart Valley (3611622), Tecopa Pass (3511671), Twelvemile Spring (3611612), Yermo (3411687) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 4 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 8 | 62 % | |
| ORV activity | 7 | 53% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 1 | 7% |
| Development | 1 | 7% |
| Military operations | 1 | 7% |
Notes
| Rediscovered in CA in 1989 by M. Bagley. Threatened by military activities and vehicles. Potentially threatened by expansion of Ft. Irwin. Possibly threatened by solar energy development. Known in AZ from only one occurrence discovered in 1994. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19:88 (1883) for original description, and American Midland Naturalist 29:16-17 (1943) for taxonomic treatment. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 2 January 2025].