Taxon Report

Gilia mexicana A. & V. Grant

El Paso gilia

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© 2020 Richard Spellenberg

Classification


Scientific Name:	Gilia mexicana A. & V. Grant
Common Name:	El Paso gilia
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Element Code:	PDPLM04110
USDA Plants Symbol:	GIME
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: May	May
Elevation:	1475-1475 (4840-4840)
General Habitats:	Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.3 on 2011-04-08

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	2
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	2

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Whale Peak (3311613)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	1	50 %
Non-native plant impacts	1	50%
ORV activity	1	50%

Notes



Discovered in CA in 2009; known in CA from only one occurrence on Whale Peak in Anza-Borrego Desert SP. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Aliso 3:255 (1956) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2011-04-08

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].