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Lathyrus grimesii
| Taxonomy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Lathyrus grimesii | ||||
| Common name: | Grimes vetchling | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G2 | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S2 | Endemic: | Yes |
| 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 | 2011 BLM List | |
| US Forest Service - Region 4 (Intermountain) | Sensitive | USFS list, Jan 2015 update | |
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Watch | ||
| CCVI Score | Highly Vulnerable |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
|---|
Status: Confident or certain
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Elko |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 13 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 57 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 2542 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 1853 |
| Links |
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| Lathyrus grimesii data at NatureServe |
| Lathyrus grimesii photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Habitat Comments: | Dry, open, shallow, silty clay soils usually overlain by a thin scree of reddish to yellowish brown gravel floated from an underlying cherty or partly quartzitized mudstone component of the Schoonover Formation, forming relatively barren patches on mostly steep slopes of all aspects, and supporting a sparse to moderately dense vegetation usually dominated by Lathyrus grimesii in association with Purshia tridentata, Ericameria nauseosa, Artemisia tridentata vaseyana, Leymus cinereus, Bromus tectorum, and occasionally Euphorbia esula and Trifolium leibergii. Lathyrus grimesii colonies form dense patches that turn a uniform bright yellowish-tan during and after fruit maturation, rendering them highly visible on the landscape. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Exhaustive surveys from the air and on the ground have been completed. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: | 02/02/1999 - 12:00am |
 Lathyrus grimesii plant in flower
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 9 June 1993 |
 Lathyrus grimesii plants in flower
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 9 June 1993 |
 Lathyrus grimesii flowers
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 9 June 1993 |
 Lathyrus grimesii senescent plants Jack Creek road
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 2 August |
 Lathyrus grimesii senescent plants in habitat
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 2 August |
 Lathyrus grimesii site upper Cap Winn Creek landslide
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 2 August |
 Lathyrus grimesii site overview upper Cap Winn Creek
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 2 August |
