Species Details

Hulsea brevifolia

short-leaved hulsea

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Classification

Scientific Name: Hulsea brevifolia Gray
Common Name: short-leaved hulsea
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST4Z020
USDA Plants Symbol:	HUBR
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
1500 - 3200 meters
4920 - 10500 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic (sometimes)
Gravelly (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)
Volcanic (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by foot traffic, vehicles, logging, vegetation clearing, erosion and road maintenance. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 7:359 (1867) for original description, and Brittonia 27(3):228-244 (1975) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	9
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	22	34 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	9	14%
Erosion/runoff	7	10%
Foot traffic/trampling	6	9%
Logging	3	4%
ORV activity	1	1%
Other	1	1%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	1%
Grazing	1	1%
Insufficient population/stand size	1	1%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					64
A	B	C	D	X	U
12	11	4	0	0	37

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	51
Recent <=20 Years	13

Presence:
Presumed Extant	64
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Madera (MAD), Mariposa (MPA), Tulare (TUL), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Balloon Dome (3711942), Cedar Grove (3611876), Crystal Crag (3711951), Dogtooth Peak (3711921), El Capitan (3711966), Half Dome (3711965), Huntington Lake (3711922), Kaiser Peak (3711932), Little Shuteye Peak (3711944), Mammoth Mtn. (3711961), Mammoth Pool Dam (3711933), Mariposa Grove (3711955), Muir Grove (3611867), Musick Mtn. (3711923), Shuteye Peak (3711934), Sing Peak (3711954), Tamarack Flat (3711976), Tenaya Lake (3711974), Wawona (3711956), White Chief Mtn. (3711945), Yosemite Falls (3711975)

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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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory