Taxon Report

Linanthus bellus (Gray) Greene

desert beauty

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Linanthus bellus (Gray) Greene
Common Name:	desert beauty
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Element Code:	PDPLM09070
USDA Plants Symbol:	LIBE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May	Apr-May
Elevation:	1000-1400 (3280-4595)
General Habitats:	Chaparral
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2B.3 to 2B.1 on 2013-08-08 changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	59
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	4
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	53

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aguanga (3311647), Beauty Mountain (3311646), Bucksnort Mtn. (3311645), Cameron Corners (3211664), Descanso (3211675), Hot Springs Mtn. (3311635), Jacumba (3211662), Live Oak Springs (3211663), Sombrero Peak (3211673), Tierra Del Sol (3211653), Warner Springs (3311636)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	7
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	29	49 %
Development	20	33%
ORV activity	14	23%
Road/trail construction/maint.	10	16%
Non-native plant impacts	3	5%
Grazing	3	5%
Landfill	2	3%
Other	1	1%

Notes



Threatened by wind energy development and vehicles. Possibly threatened by grazing and non-native plants.
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].