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Phacelia minutissima
| Taxonomy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Phacelia minutissima | ||||
| Common name: | least phacelia | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G3 | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S3 | Endemic: | No |
| US ESA Status: | None | Sand Dunes: | No |
| NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | Yes |
| 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) |
|---|
Status: Confident or certain
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Elko |
Eureka |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 39 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 45 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 2478 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 1902 |
| Links |
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| Phacelia minutissima data at NatureServe |
| Phacelia minutissima photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
|---|---|
| Identification Comments: | The unequal calyx segments are the most distinctive feature. |
| Subspecies Comments: | No subspecies are recognized. |
| Lookalikes: | Phacelia incana differs by having calyx segments that are more or less equal in fruit. Nama spp. differ by having inflorescences that are not helicoid cymes. |
| Phenology Comments: | |
| Reproduction Comments: | |
| Habitat Comments: | Vernally saturated, summer-drying, sparsely vegetated, partially shaded to fully exposed areas of bare soil and mud banks in meadows, at perimeters of Veratrum californicum (corn lily), Wyethia amplexicaulis, and/or Populus tremuloides (aspen) stands, in sagebrush swales, along creek bed high-water lines, or around springs, in flat to gently sloping areas. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Surveys in Nevada have been locally extensive, but likely remain very incomplete. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: | 03/23/2001 - 12:00am |
 Phacelia minutissima large plant
Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service
Photo Date: 2004-07-17 |
 Phacelia minutissima small plants
Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service
Photo Date: 2004-07-17 |
