Taxon Report

Oxytropis oreophila A. Gray var. juniperina S.L. Welsh

mountain oxytrope

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Oxytropis oreophila A. Gray var. juniperina S.L. Welsh
Common Name:
mountain oxytrope
Family: Fabaceae
Element Code: PDFAB2X0H2
USDA Plants Symbol: OXORJ
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun Jun
Elevation: 2150-2150 (7055-7055)
General Habitats: Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 1
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cedar Hill (3811827)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 4
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
1 100 %
Foot traffic/trampling 1 100%
Non-native animal impacts 1 100%
Non-native plant impacts 1 100%
ORV activity 1 100%

Notes

Discovered in CA by A. Howald and A. Tiehm in 2016. Possibly threatened by trampling and
non-native plants. See The Great Basin Naturalist 38(3):339 (1978) for original description, and
MadroƱo 65(1):6 (2018) for information on discovery in CA.

Threats:
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Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2020-06-12
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].