Species Details

Townsendia leptotes

slender townsendia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Townsendia leptotes (Gray) Osterh.
Common Name: slender townsendia
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST9C0F0
USDA Plants Symbol:	TOLE
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Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug
Elevation: 3275 - 3810 meters 10745 - 12500 feet
General Habitat: Alpine boulder and rock field
General Micro Habitat:
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Notes

Notes: Known in CA from the White and Inyo mountains. Possibly threatened by recreation. Rare in NV. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 16:85 (1880) for original description, Muhlenbergia 4:69 (1908) for revised nomenclature, and Great Basin Naturalist 30(1):38-39 (1970) for taxonomic treatment.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					9
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	1	0	0	8

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	2
Recent <=20 Years	7

Presence:
Presumed Extant	9
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Utah (UT), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Chalfant Valley (3711853), Juniper Mtn. (3711862), Mt. Barcroft (3711852), White Mtn. Peak (3711863)

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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