Taxon Report

Ipomopsis tenuifolia (Gray) V. Grant

slender-leaved ipomopsis

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© 2018 Richard Spellenberg

Classification


Scientific Name:	Ipomopsis tenuifolia (Gray) V. Grant
Common Name:	slender-leaved ipomopsis
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Element Code:	PDPLM060J0
USDA Plants Symbol:	IPTE3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May	Mar-May
Elevation:	100-1200 (330-3935)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Pinyon and juniper woodland, Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat:	Gravelly (sometimes), Rocky (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G4
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:	17
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	3
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	13

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
In-ko-pah Gorge (3211661), Jacumba (3211662)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	4
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	5	29 %
Non-native plant impacts	3	17%
ORV activity	3	17%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	2	11%
Foot traffic/trampling	2	11%

Notes



See Proc. Amer. Acad. 11: 86 (1876) for original description and El Aliso 3(3): 357 (1956) for revised nomenclature.
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 4 January 2025].