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RARE SPECIES DEPENDENT UPON DUNE OR DEEP SAND HABITATS
(18 March 2004)

As of the date above, the following 35 at-risk animals and plants (Tracked = Y) and watch-list plants and animals (Tracked = W) depend on sand dune or deep sand habitats in Nevada for their survival. We welcome documentation for taxa that should be added to or removed from this list. Further information is available on-line for these taxa in our Detailed Rare Plant and Lichen List and Detailed Rare Animal List, and for some taxa in other lists or reports, or as maps or images. The Nevada Rare Plant Atlas provides more comprehensive information, including habitat, life-history, description, threats, survey status, literature sources, and known locations, for many plant taxa. General information is available for nearly all taxa on the NatureServe Explorer web site. Changes since 12 January 1999 are shown in the same color as this sentence. Click on the heading at the top of a column for an explanation of that column.

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Scientific name

Common name

Sand

Counties

Tracked

PLANTS

 

 

 

 

Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus

threecorner milkvetch

Y

Cl, Li/ AZ

Y
Astragalus lentiginosus var. stramineus straw milkvetch P Cl, Li/ AZ, UT? Y
Astragalus preussii var. laxiflorus Littlefield milkvetch P Cl/ AZ, CA?, UT? W

Astragalus pseudiodanthus

Tonopah milkvetch

Y

Ch, Es, Ly?, Mi, Ny/ CA

Y

Cymopterus ripleyi var. ripleyi

Ripley biscuitroot

Y

Es?, Li?, Ny

W

Eriogonum concinnum

Darin buckwheat

P

Ny

Y

Eriogonum viscidulum

sticky buckwheat

Y

Cl, Li/ AZ

Y

Gilia heterostyla

Cochrane gilia

P

Ny

W

Gilia nyensis

Nye gilia

P

Li, Ny

W

Helianthus deserticola

dune sunflower

Y

Ch, Cl, Ly?, Mi/ AZ, UT

Y

Lepidium montanum var. nevadense

Pueblo Valley peppercress

Y

Hu/ OR

Y

Linanthus arenicola

dune linanthus

Y

Ch, Cl, Es, Hu, Li, Ny/ CA, UT?

W
Loeflingia squarrosa ssp. artemisiarum sagebrush pygmyleaf P Cc, Ly, Wa/ CA, OR, UT?, WY? W

Opuntia pulchella

sand cholla

Y

Ch, Do, El, Es, Hu, La, Li?, Ly, Mi, Ny, Pe, St, Wa, Wp/ CA, UT

Y

Oryctes nevadensis

oryctes

Y

Ch, Es?, Hu, Mi, Pe, St?, Wa/ CA

Y

Penstemon albomarginatus

white-margined beardtongue

Y

Cl, Ny/ AZ, CA

Y

Penstemon arenarius

Nevada dune beardtongue

Y

Ch, Es, Mi, Ny

Y

Psorothamnus kingii

Lahontan indigobush

Y

Ch, Hu

Y

INSECTS

 

 

 

 

Aegialia crescenta

Crescent Dunes aegialian scarab

Y

Ny

Y

Aegialia hardyi

Hardy's aegialian scarab

Y

Ch

Y

Aegialia knighti

aegialian scarab beetle

Y

Cl

Y

Aegialia magnifica

large aegialian scarab

Y

Ny

Y

Aphodius sp.

Big Dune aphodius scarab

Y

Ny

W

Aphodius sp.

Crescent Dunes aphodius scarab

Y

Ny

W

Aphodius sp.

Sand Mountain aphodius scarab

Y

Ch

W

Coenonycha pygmaea

Sand Mountain pygmy scarab

Y

Ch

Y

Euphilotes pallescens ssp. arenamontana

Sand Mountain blue

Y

Ch

Y

Euphilotes pallescens ssp. ricei

Rice's blue

Y

Hu

Y

Miloderes sp.

Big Dune miloderes weevil

Y

Ny

Y

Myrmecocystus arenarius

dune honey ant

Y

Ch, Wa

Y

Pseudocotalpa giulianii

Giuliani's dune scarab

Y

Ny

Y

Serica ammomenisco

Crescent Dunes serican scarab

Y

Ny

Y

Serica humboldti

Humboldt serican scarab

Y

Hu

Y

Serica psammobunus

Sand Mountain serican scarab

Y

Ch

Y

MAMMALS

 

 

 

 

Microdipodops pallidus

pale kangaroo mouse

P

Ch, Es, Li, Ly, Mi, Ny, Pe

W


Last Updated on 3/18/2004

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