Taxon Report
Diplacus pulchellus (Drew ex Greene) G.L. Nesomyellow-lip pansy monkeyflower |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Diplacus pulchellus (Drew ex Greene) G.L. Nesom |
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Common Name: |
yellow-lip pansy monkeyflower |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Element Code: | PDSCR1B280 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: Apr-Jul | Apr-Jul |
| Elevation: | 600-2000 (1970-6560) |
| General Habitats: | Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps |
| Microhabitat: | Clay, Disturbed areas (often), Vernally Mesic |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_SBBG; USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 78 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 7 |
| Good (B) | 23 |
| Fair (C) | 2 |
| Poor (D) | 1 |
| None (X) | 3 |
| Unknown (U) | 42 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Calaveras (CAL), El Dorado (ELD), Mariposa (MPA), Tuolumne (TUO) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Angels Camp (3812015), Ascension Mtn. (3711978), Buckhorn Peak (3712061), Buckingham Mtn. (3711957), Caldor (3812054), Cherry Lake South (3711988), Columbia (3812014), Columbia Se (3812013), Coulterville (3712062), Crandall Peak (3812022), Devils Nose (3812044), Dorrington (3812033), Duckwall Mtn. (3712081), El Capitan (3711966), El Portal (3711967), Fort Mountain (3812034), Garnet Hill (3812043), Groveland (3712072), Half Dome (3711965), Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (3711986), Hull Creek (3812011), Jawbone Ridge (3712071), Kibbie Lake (3811917), Lake Eleanor (3711987), Mariposa (3711948), Murphys (3812024), Omo Ranch (3812055), Rail Road Flat (3812035), Standard (3712083), Stanislaus (3812023), Strawberry (3812021), Stumpfield Mtn. (3711947), Tamarack Flat (3711976), Twain Harte (3812012), Yosemite Falls (3711975) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 14 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 40 | 51 % | |
| ORV activity | 23 | 29% |
| Logging | 14 | 17% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 12 | 15% |
| Grazing | 9 | 11% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 6 | 7% |
| Development | 3 | 3% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 2 | 2% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Dam/Inundation | 1 | 1% |
| Erosion/runoff | 1 | 1% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 1 | 1% |
| Vandalism/dumping/litter | 1 | 1% |
| Wood cutting or brush clearing | 1 | 1% |
Notes
| Threatened by vehicles, logging, non-native plants, and grazing, and potentially threatened by development. See Pittonia 2:104 (1890) for original description, Phytoneuron 2012-39:1-60 (2012) for revised nomenclature, and Phytoneuron 2013-66:1-8 (2013) for taxonomic treatment. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 4 January 2025].