Taxon Report

Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. amoena (A. Nels.) L. Williams

beautiful sagebrush bluebells

Print Report

Classification


Scientific Name:	Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. amoena (A. Nels.) L. Williams
Common Name:	beautiful sagebrush bluebells
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0N0G1
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul	Apr-Jul
Elevation:	1630-2315 (5350-7595)
General Habitats:	Great Basin scrub, Meadows and seeps
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G5T5
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	13
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	12

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Davis Creek (4112063), Eagle Peak (4112032), Jess Valley (4112023), Lake Annie (4112081), Lake City (4112062), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Payne Peak (4112053), Shields Creek (4112043), Soup Creek (4112033), Sugar Hill (4112073), Warren Peak (4112042), Willow Ranch (4112083)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	1	8 %
Foot traffic/trampling	1	7%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	7%

Notes




Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Botanical Gazette 30:195 (1900)

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 24:130 (1937)

Mertensia oblongifolia var. amoena profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].