Species Details

Oryctes nevadensis

Nevada oryctes

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CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-06-08
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun
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Elevation:
1100 - 2535 meters
3610 - 8315 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chenopod scrub
  • Mojavean desert scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Sandy
Notes:
Seriously threatened by grazing, trampling, and vehicles. On watch list in NV. See Botany of the King Expedition, p. 274 (1871) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 7
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 22 67 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 10 30%
Road/trail construction/maint. 7 21%
ORV activity 6 18%
Other 3 9%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 1 3%
Total Occurrences: 33
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 19 2 1 0 11
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 33
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 33
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)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bee Springs Canyon (3611871), Big Pine (3711823), Blackrock (3611882), East of Joshua Flats (3711727), Fish Slough (3711844), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Horse Thief Canyon (3711737), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Laws (3711843), Lone Pine (3611851), Poleta Canyon (3711833), Soldier Pass (3711738), Union Wash (3611861)
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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