Taxon Report

Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. oblongifolia

sagebrush bluebells

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. oblongifolia
Common Name:	sagebrush bluebells
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0N0G2
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul	Apr-Jul
Elevation:	1000-3000 (3280-9845)
General Habitats:	Great Basin scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Mesic (usually)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G5T5
State Rank:	S3
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:	12
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	4
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	8

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Sierra (SIE)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Fort Bidwell (4112072), Independence Lake (3912043), Jess Valley (4112023), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Payne Peak (4112053), Willow Ranch (4112083)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	9	75 %
Grazing	9	75%
Logging	1	8%

Notes



Known in CA only from the Warner and Sweetwater mountains. Threatened by grazing. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 24:123 (1937) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

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].