Taxonomy | |||||
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Scientific Name: | Phacelia minutissima | ||||
Common name: | least phacelia |
Rank and Status | |||
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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 |
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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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Elko |
Eureka |
Summary Occurrence Data | |
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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 | |
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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 |