Taxon Report

Muhlenbergia jonesii (Vasey) Hitchc.

Jones' muhly

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Muhlenbergia jonesii (Vasey) Hitchc.
Common Name:	Jones' muhly
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA480X0
USDA Plants Symbol:	MUJO
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug(Sep)	Jun-Aug(Sep)
Elevation:	1130-2160 (3710-7085)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
El Dorado (ELD), Lassen (LAS), Plumas (PLU)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bogard Buttes (4012152), Homewood (3912012), Red Cinder (4012142), Swain Mountain (4012141), Westwood West (4012131)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Possibly threatened by vehicles and trail maintenance. See Botanical Gazette 6:297 (1881) for original description, Flora of California 1:111 (1912) by W.L. Jepson for revised nomenclature, and Brittonia 50(1):39 (1998) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

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].