Taxon Report

Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg ssp. truei Al-Shehbaz

True's mountain jewelflower

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© 2021 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D

Classification


Scientific Name:	Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg ssp. truei Al-Shehbaz
Common Name:	True's mountain jewelflower
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA2G108
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Jul(Sep)	Jun-Jul(Sep)
Elevation:	765-860 (2510-2820)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Rocky, Slopes
Microhabitat Details:	Partial shade on steep rocky slopes

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G5T1T2
State Rank:	S1S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	added to 1B.1 on 2016-07-20

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	4
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	2
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	2

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Nevada (NEV), Sierra (SIE)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Pike (3912048), Washington (3912037)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	1
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	2	50 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	50%

Notes



See Harvard Papers in Botany 18(1):13-15 (2013) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2016-07-20

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].