Taxon Report
Diplacus pygmaeus (A.L. Grant) G.L. NesomEgg Lake monkeyflower |
 ©2006 Dean Wm. Taylor |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Diplacus pygmaeus (A.L. Grant) G.L. Nesom |
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Common Name: |
Egg Lake monkeyflower |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Element Code: | PDSCR1B2C0 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: May-Aug | May-Aug |
| Elevation: | 500-1840 (1640-6035) |
| General Habitats: | Great Basin scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, Pinyon and juniper woodland |
| Microhabitat: | Clay, Streambanks, Vernally Mesic, Volcanic |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 4.2 |
| Global Rank: | G4 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 33 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 5 |
| Good (B) | 23 |
| Fair (C) | 2 |
| Poor (D) | 1 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 2 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Almanor (4012122), Antelope Mtn. (4012058), Bullard Lake (4012078), Burney Falls (4112116), Champs Flat (4012068), Chester (4012132), Corders Reservoir (4012172), Crank Mountain (4112142), Donica Mtn. (4112132), Egg Lake (4112133), Grizzly Valley (3912085), Happy Camp Mtn. (4112141), Harvey Mtn. (4012161), Hermit Butte (4112037), Jellico (4012173), Jess Valley (4112023), Knobcone Butte (4112151), Letterbox Hill (4112018), Lookout (4112122), Payne Peak (4112053), Pease Flat (4112085), Perez (4112163), Pine Creek Valley (4012151), Poison Lake (4012162), Spalding Tract (4012067), Stover Mtn. (4012133), Straylor Lake (4012171), Swains Hole (4012163), Timbered Crater (4112124), Whitehorse (4112134) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 8 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 20 | 61 % | |
| Grazing | 18 | 54% |
| Logging | 5 | 15% |
| Erosion/runoff | 2 | 6% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 1 | 3% |
| Development | 1 | 3% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 3% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 1 | 3% |
| Surface water diversion | 1 | 3% |
Notes
| Rediscovered in 1980. Threatened by grazing, trampling, and hydrological alterations. Lassen NF has adopted species management guidelines. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 11(2-3):312 (1925) 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. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].