Taxon Report

Phacelia anelsonii Macbr.

Aven Nelson's phacelia

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Phacelia anelsonii Macbr.
Common Name:	Aven Nelson's phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDHYD0C060
USDA Plants Symbol:	PHAN
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May	Apr-May
Elevation:	1200-1980 (3935-6495)
General Habitats:	Joshua tree "woodland", Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Carbonate, Gravelly (sometimes), Sandy (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	8
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	8

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Castle Peaks (3511532), Clark Mtn. (3511555), Gene Wash (3411432), Hart Peak (3511531), Ivanpah (3511533), Jackass Canyon (3611755), Mescal Range (3511545)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	%

Notes



See Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 49:26 (1917) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 January 2025].