Species Details

Phacelia monoensis

Mono County phacelia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Phacelia monoensis Halse
Common Name: Mono County phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDHYD0C4V0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PHMO11
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
1900 - 2900 meters
6235 - 9515 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay
Roadsides (often)

Notes

Notes: Known in CA from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by vehicles, grazing, and trampling. Threatened in NV. See Madroño 28(3):124-125 (1981) for original description, and Intermountain Flora 4:177 (1984) for alternate taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	71 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	8	57%
Grazing	6	42%
ORV activity	4	28%
Other	1	7%
Erosion/runoff	1	7%
Military operations	1	7%
Mining	1	7%
Non-native plant impacts	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					14
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	5	2	0	2	3

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	12
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	12
Possibly Extirpated	2
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aurora (3811838), Big Alkali (3811922), Bridgeport (3811932), Coso Peak (3611726), Dome Hill (3811931), Kirkwood Spring (3811828), Mt. Patterson (3811943)

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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Presumed Extant

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