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Species Details

Oxytropis oreophila var. juniperina

mountain oxytrope

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Oxytropis oreophila A. Gray var. juniperina S.L. Welsh
Common Name:
mountain oxytrope
Family: Fabaceae
Element Code: PDFAB2X0H2
USDA Plants Symbol: OXORJ
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G5T4T5
State Rank:
 S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
added to 2B.1 on 2020-06-12
Add Date: 2020-06-12
Date Edited: 2021-07-14

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun
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Elevation:
2150 - 2150 meters
7055 - 7055 feet
General Habitats:
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:

  Notes

Notes:

Discovered in CA by A. Howald and A. Tiehm in 2016. Possibly threatened by trampling and
non-native plants. See The Great Basin Naturalist 38(3):339 (1978) for original description, and
Madroño 65(1):6 (2018) for information on discovery in CA.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 4
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 1 100 %
THREAT LIST:
Foot traffic/trampling 1 100%
Non-native animal impacts 1 100%
Non-native plant impacts 1 100%
ORV activity 1 100%

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 1
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 1
Presence:
Presumed Extant 1
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cedar Hill (3811827)
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

CNPS Status Review: CRPR List Addition on 2020-06-12

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Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].
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