Species Details

Phacelia mohavensis

Mojave phacelia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Phacelia mohavensis Gray
Common Name: Mojave phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDHYD0C310
USDA Plants Symbol:	PHMO
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4Q
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_USDA
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Aug

Elevation:
1400 - 2500 meters
4595 - 8205 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Difficult to separate from P. exilis. See Synoptical Flora of North America 2(1):164 (1878) for original description, and Systematic Botany 13(1):16-20 (1988) for additional information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD), Tulare (TUL), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Butler Peak (3411731), Chilao Flat (3411831), Crystal Lake (3411737), Cucamonga Peak (3411725), Fawnskin (3411638), Harrison Mtn. (3411722), Keller Peak (3411721), Lake Arrowhead (3411732), Mescal Creek (3411746), Newhall (3411845), Pacifico Mountain (3411841), Rimrock (3411625), Sawmill Mountain (3411972), Silverwood Lake (3411733), Telegraph Peak (3411735), Tobias Peak (3511875), Waterman Mtn. (3411738)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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