Arctomecon californica
| Taxonomy | |||||
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| Scientific Name: | Arctomecon californica | ||||
| Common name: | Las Vegas bearpoppy | ||||
| Family: | Papaveraceae | Minor Group: | Dicot | Major Group: | Vascular Plant |
| Rank and Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G3 | Endemic: | No | NNHP Track Status: | At-Risk List |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S3 | Sand Dunes: | No | USESA Status: | No Status |
| Native Status: | Native | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | 2011 BLM List | |
| State of Nevada Protected | Critically endangered | ||
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Threatened |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Status:
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Mohave |
Status: Confident or certain
|
Clark |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 75 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 10,043 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 960 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 323 |
| Links |
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| Arctomecon californica data at NatureServe |
| Arctomecon californica photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Phenology Comments: | Flowers mostly March through May. |
| Reproduction Comments: | The species is an obligate outcrosser, dependent on bees and possibly other insects for successful reproduction. |
| Habitat Comments: | Open, dry, spongy or powdery, often dissected ("badland") or hummocked soils with high gypsum content, often with well-developed soil crust, in areas of generally low relief on all aspects and slopes, with a sparse cover of other gypsum-tolerant species surrounded by Larrea tridentata, Atriplex, and Coleogyne ramosissima associations. On appropriate soil types, will often revegetate disturbances that have been allowed to recover if a soil seedbank remains. |
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| Inventory Comments: | Surveys are substantially complete. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: |
 whole plant in flower
Photographer: Copyright Susan Cochrane Levitsky, California Department of Fish & Game
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 whole plant in flower
Photographer: Orlando Mistretta, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, for Nevada Natural Heritage Program
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 whole plant in flower
Photographer: Copyright Mike Rauschkolb, U.S. Borax Inc.
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 close-up of flower
Photographer: Tim Ross, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, for Nevada Natural Heritage Program
Photo Date: |
 Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Peggy Duke
Photo Date: 1980 |
 Arctomecon californica flowers
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 6 April |
