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Ivesia cryptocaulis
| Taxonomy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Ivesia cryptocaulis | ||||
| Common name: | hidden ivesia | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G2 | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 5 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 48 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 3632 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 3319 |
| Links |
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| Ivesia cryptocaulis data at NatureServe |
| Ivesia cryptocaulis photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Habitat Comments: | Moist to dry carbonate scree, talus, outcrops, and gravelly soils on steep slopes, ridges, and alpine flats in the alpine and upper subalpine conifer zones, with Aquilegia scopulorum, Astragalus platytropis, Elymus elymoides, Ribes montigenum, Crepis nana, Cerastium beeringianum, Draba jaegeri, Sphaeromeria compacta, Antennaria soliceps, Silene clokeyi, Synthyris ranunculina, Dodecatheon redolens, Lesquerella hitchcockii, Valeriana acutiloba, Oxytropis oreophila, Heuchera rubescens, Festuca brachyphylla, Erigeron clokeyi, Pinus longaeva, Cirsium clokeyi, Poa secunda, Androsace septentrionalis, Woodsia oregana, Penstemon leiophyllus var. keckii, Petrophytum caespitosum, Carex rossii, Oenothera cespitosa, Potentilla concinna, etc. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Surveys have been extensive, but some potential habitat likely remains unexamined for this species. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: | 02/02/1999 - 12:00am |
 flowering plant
Photographer: Copyright Bruce Lund, U.S. Forest Service, Spring Mountains NRA
Photo Date: |
 Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Jeanne R. Janish
Photo Date: 1980 |
