Species Details

Phlox dolichantha

Big Bear Valley phlox

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Classification

Scientific Name: Phlox dolichantha Gray
Common Name: Big Bear Valley phlox
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Element Code:	PDPLM0D0P0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PHDO2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
1830 - 2970 meters
6005 - 9745 feet

General Habitats:

Pebble (Pavement) plain
Upper montane coniferous forest (openings)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by foot traffic, logging, vehicles, urbanization, and recreation. Possibly threatened by mining and road maintenance. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 22:310 (1887) for original description.
Threats: Threatened by foot traffic, logging, vehicles, urbanization, and recreation. Possibly threatened by mining and road maintenance.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	11
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	24	53 %
Development	10	22%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	8	17%
Non-native plant impacts	5	11%
ORV activity	5	11%
Foot traffic/trampling	4	8%
Road/trail construction/maint.	3	6%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	2	4%
Other	2	4%
Mining	2	4%
Improper burning regime	1	2%
Logging	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					45
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	11	0	0	0	34

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	24
Recent <=20 Years	21

Presence:
Presumed Extant	45
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Butler Peak (3411731)?, Fawnskin (3411638), Moonridge (3411627), Onyx Peak (3411626)

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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