Taxon Report

Hecastocleis shockleyi Gray

prickle-leaf

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© 2013 Aaron Schusteff

Classification


Scientific Name:	Hecastocleis shockleyi Gray
Common Name:	prickle-leaf
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST4J010
USDA Plants Symbol:	HESH
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: May-Jul	May-Jul
Elevation:	1200-2200 (3935-7220)
General Habitats:	Chenopod scrub, Mojavean desert scrub
Microhabitat:	Carbonate (often), Rocky, Slopes, Washes
Microhabitat Details:	often slate

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	added to 3 on 2004-11-23

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: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blackwater Mine (3511577), Cerro Gordo Peak (3611757), Chalfant Valley (3711853), East of Waucoba Spring (3711717), El Paso Peaks (3511746), Fall Canyon (3611772), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Horse Thief Canyon (3711737), Independence (3611872), Joshua Flats (3711728), Keeler (3611747), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Last Chance Range SE (3711715), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Laws (3711843), Sand Spring (3711725), Santa Rosa Flat (3611746), Thimble Peak (3611771), Uhlmeyer Spring (3711822), Waucoba Spring (3711718), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Needs field work to determine current threats and rarity. Locally common in the Grapevine, Inyo, and Last Chance Mountains. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17:221 (1882) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2004-11-23

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].