Taxon Report
Polemonium chartaceum MasonMason's sky pilot |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Polemonium chartaceum Mason |
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Common Name: |
Mason's sky pilot |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Element Code: | PDPLM0E0T0 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | POCH3 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial herb |
| Blooming Period: Jun-Aug | Jun-Aug |
| Elevation: | 3290-4270 (10795-14010) |
| General Habitats: | Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest |
| Microhabitat: | Granitic, Rocky, Serpentine, Volcanic (sometimes) |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.3 |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 12 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 3 |
| Good (B) | 2 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 7 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Mono (MNO) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Boundary Peak (3711873), Juniper Mtn. (3711862), Mt. Patterson (3811943), White Mtn. Peak (3711863) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 3 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 2 | 17 % | |
| ORV activity | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 1 | 8% |
Notes
| On watch list in NV. Formerly included plants from the Klamath Ranges, which are now recognized as P. eddyense. Possibly related to both P. eximium and P. elegans. See A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California, p. 783 (1925) by W.L. Jepson for original description, and Madroño 60(3):243-248 (2013) for revised circumscription. |
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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].