Taxon Report
Phacelia stellaris BrandBrand's star phacelia |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Phacelia stellaris Brand |
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Common Name: |
Brand's star phacelia |
| Family: | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Element Code: | PDHYD0C510 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | PHST7 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: Mar-Jun | Mar-Jun |
| Elevation: | 1-400 (5-1310) |
| General Habitats: | Coastal dunes, Coastal scrub |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
| Global Rank: | G1 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 15 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 3 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 6 |
| Unknown (U) | 6 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Los Angeles (LAX)(?), Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Baldwin Park (3411718), Del Mar (3211782), El Monte (3411811)(?), Guasti (3411715), Imperial Beach (3211751), La Jolla (3211772)*, Los Alamitos (3311871), Oceanside (3311724), Point Loma (3211762), Redondo Beach (3311874)*, Riverside West (3311784), South Gate (3311882)*, Torrance (3311873), Venice (3311884)* | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 8 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 6 | 40 % | |
| Development | 3 | 20% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 2 | 13% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 2 | 13% |
| ORV activity | 2 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 6% |
| Military operations | 1 | 6% |
| Erosion/runoff | 1 | 6% |
Notes
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Known from approximately ten occurrences. Historical occurrences extirpated by development. Threatened by non-native plants. Some plants intermediate to P. douglasii |
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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 27 December 2024].