Species Details

Agave utahensis var. nevadensis

Clark Mountain agave

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Classification

Scientific Name: Agave utahensis (Engelm.) Gentry var. nevadensis Engelm.
Common Name: Clark Mountain agave
Family:	Agavaceae
Element Code:	PMAGA010S3
USDA Plants Symbol:	AGUTN
Synonyms/Other Names: Agave utahensis (Engelm.) Gentry

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-05-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial leaf

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
900 - 1585 meters
2955 - 5200 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate (sometimes)
Volcanic (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: A synonym of A. utahensis in The Jepson Manual. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 16:390 (1929) for original description.
Threats: Threatened by horticultural collecting.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

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

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blackwater Mine (3511577), Cima Dome (3511535), Clark Mtn. (3511555), Horse Thief Springs (3511578), Ivanpah Lake (3511554), Mescal Range (3511545), Mesquite Lake (3511565), Mesquite Mountains (3511566), Mineral Hill (3511544), Pachalka Spring (3511556), State Line Pass (3511564)

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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