Species Details

Phacelia insularis var. continentis

North Coast phacelia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Phacelia insularis Munz var. continentis J.T. Howell
Common Name: North Coast phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDHYD0C2B1
USDA Plants Symbol:	PHINC2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May
Elevation: 10 - 170 meters 35 - 560 feet
General Habitat: Coastal bluff scrub Coastal dunes
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Rocky (sometimes) Sandy

Notes

Notes: Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by foot traffic, non-native plants, and grazing. See American Midland Naturalist 33:474 (1945) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					15
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	5	4	2	0	4

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	6
Recent <=20 Years	9

Presence:
Presumed Extant	15
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Marin (MRN), Mendocino (MEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Drakes Bay (3812218), Fort Bragg (3912347), Inglenook (3912357), Inverness (3812217), Mendocino (3912337), Tomales (3812228)

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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