Taxon Report

Hulsea nana Gray

little hulsea

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Taxon Summary

Hulsea nana, commonly known as little hulsea, is a perennial herb in the Asteraceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Alpine boulder and rock field, and Subalpine coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 1720 to 3355 meters. Hulsea nana is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Hulsea nana Gray
Common Name:	little hulsea
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST4Z060
USDA Plants Symbol:	HUNA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Aug	Jul-Aug
Elevation:	1720-3355 (5645-11010)
General Habitats:	Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Gravelly (sometimes), Rocky (sometimes), Volcanic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	20
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	4
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	16

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Burney Mtn. West (4012176), Grass Lake (4112262), Lassen Peak (4012145), Little Glass Mtn. (4112156), Manzanita Lake (4012155), McCloud (4112232), Medicine Lake (4112155), Mount Eddy (4112234), Mt. Shasta (4112242), Porcupine Butte (4112145), Reading Peak (4012144), Schonchin Butte (4112165), Scott Mountain (4112236), Thousand Lakes Valley (4012165), West of Kephart (4112154)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	%

Notes




Threats:
Possibly threatened by road maintenance.
Taxonomy:

Selected References

Report of the Pacific Railroad Expedition 6:76 (1858)

Brittonia 27(3):228-244 (1975)

Hulsea nana profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 February 2025].