Species Details

Hackelia brevicula

Poison Canyon stickseed

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Photo of Hackelia brevicula
© 2015 Steve Matson
Photo of Hackelia brevicula
© 2012 Dylan Neubauer
Photo of Hackelia brevicula
© 2013 Dylan Neubauer
Scientific Name:
Hackelia brevicula (Jeps.) Gentry
Common Name:
Poison Canyon stickseed
Family: Boraginaceae
Element Code: PDBOR0G040
USDA Plants Symbol: HABR4
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Aug
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Elevation:
2600 - 3200 meters
8530 - 10500 feet
General Habitats:
  • Broadleafed upland forest
  • Great Basin scrub
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details: Dry creek bottoms
Microhabitat:
  • Openings
  • Rocky (often)
Notes:
Move to CRPR 1B? Known from fewer than ten occurrences in the White Mtns. Need field surveys. Does plant occur in NV? Similar to H. floribunda. See Southwestern Naturalist 19(2):139-146 (1974) for revised nomenclature, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 26(1):205-206 (1976) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 8
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 8
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 8
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 8
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)?
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Chalfant Valley (3711853), Crooked Creek (3711841), Mt. Barcroft (3711852), Station Peak (3711851)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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