Taxon Report

Stenotus lanuginosus (Gray) Greene var. lanuginosus

woolly stenotus

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Stenotus lanuginosus (Gray) Greene var. lanuginosus
Common Name:
woolly stenotus
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDASTCX012
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
  • Stenotus lanuginosus

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul May-Jul
Elevation: 1500-1930 (4920-6330)
General Habitats: Great Basin scrub, Meadows and seeps, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat: Gravelly, Loam
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Global Rank: G5T5
State Rank:
S3
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status: BLM_S
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 65
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 13
   Good (B) 43
   Fair (C) 5
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 4
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ash Valley (4112016), Beaver Mtn. (4112086), Boot Lake (4112012), Bullard Lake (4012078), Champs Flat (4012068), Harvey Mtn. (4012161), Lane Reservoir (4112017), Madeline (4112014), Poison Lake (4012162), Said Valley (4012087), Sheepshead (4012077), Silva Flat Reservoir (4012088), Spalding Tract (4012067), Swains Hole (4012163), Weed Valley (4112087)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 8
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
41 63 %
Grazing 31 47%
Logging 15 23%
Improper burning regime 6 9%
Mining 4 6%
Foot traffic/trampling 3 4%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 1 1%
Non-native plant impacts 1 1%
ORV activity 1 1%

Notes

Threatened by logging, grazing, trampling, vehicles, fire, and non-native plants. See Botany of the Wilkes Exploratory Expedition 17:347 (1874) for original description, and Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 389:171 (1928) for additional information.
Threats:
Threatened by logging, grazing, trampling, vehicles, fire, and non-native plants.
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 4 January 2025].