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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Mertensia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia

sagebrush bluebells

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. oblongifolia
Common Name:
sagebrush bluebells
Family: Boraginaceae
Element Code: PDBOR0N0G2
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G5T5
State Rank:
 S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 2001-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-03-01

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul
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Elevation:
1000 - 3000 meters
3280 - 9845 feet
General Habitats:
  • Great Basin scrub
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Mesic (usually)

  Notes

Notes:
Known in CA only from the Warner and Sweetwater mountains. Threatened by grazing. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 24:123 (1937) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 2
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 9 75 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 9 75%
Logging 1 8%

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 12
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 4 0 0 0 8
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 12
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 12
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Sierra (SIE)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Fort Bidwell (4112072), Independence Lake (3912043), Jess Valley (4112023), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Payne Peak (4112053), Willow Ranch (4112083)
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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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 21 November 2024].