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Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum
| Taxonomy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum | ||||
| Common name: | smooth dwarf greasebush | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G2G3T2Q | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S2 | Endemic: | No |
| US ESA Status: | None | Sand Dunes: | No |
| NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | BLM Nevada Sensitive Species List dated 2017-10-01 | |
| US Forest Service - Region 4 (Intermountain) | Sensitive | USFS list, Jan 2015 update | |
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Watch |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Status: Confident or certain
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Clark |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 6 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | Not Available |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 2219 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 1829 |
| Links |
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| Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum data at NatureServe |
| Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
|---|---|
| Identification Comments: | |
| Subspecies Comments: | |
| Lookalikes: | Apparently distinguished from var. pungens only by the absence of hairs. |
| Phenology Comments: | In bloom from mid-April to early-July. |
| Reproduction Comments: | |
| Habitat Comments: | Crevices of carbonate cliffs and outcrops, generally avoiding southerly exposures, in the pinyon-juniper, mountain mahogany, and montane conifer zones. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Surveys remain largely incomplete in Nevada. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: | 02/02/1999 - 12:00am |
 Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Jeanne R. Janish
Photo Date: 1980 |
