Species Details

Oreonana purpurascens

purple mountain-parsley

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Classification

Scientific Name: Oreonana purpurascens Shevock & Const.
Common Name: purple mountain-parsley
Family:	Apiaceae
Element Code:	PDAPI1G020
USDA Plants Symbol:	ORPU5
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
2395 - 2865 meters
7860 - 9400 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Metamorphic (usually)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by road construction, logging, and trampling. See Madroño 26(3):128-134 (1979) for original description, and Fremontia 9(3):22-25 (1981) for species account.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	11	44 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	8	32%
Logging	7	28%
Foot traffic/trampling	2	8%
Grazing	1	4%
Mining	1	4%
Other	1	4%
Pollution	1	4%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					25
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	3	0	1	0	16

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	18
Recent <=20 Years	7

Presence:
Presumed Extant	25
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camp Nelson (3611825), Moses Mtn. (3611836), Mt. Silliman (3611866), Muir Grove (3611867), Quinn Peak (3611835), Sentinel Peak (3611815), Sphinx Lakes (3611865)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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