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Oryctes nevadensis
| Taxonomy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Oryctes nevadensis | ||||
| Common name: | oryctes | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G3 | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S2S3 | Endemic: | No |
| US ESA Status: | None | Sand Dunes: | Yes |
| NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | BLM Nevada Sensitive Species List dated 2017-10-01 | |
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Watch | ||
| CCVI Score | Moderately Vulnerable |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
|---|
Status: Confident or certain
|
Churchill |
Humboldt |
Mineral |
Pershing |
|
Washoe |
Status: Predicted or probable
|
Esmeralda |
Status: Possible
|
Storey |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 69 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 58 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 1426 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 1189 |
| Links |
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| Oryctes nevadensis data at NatureServe |
| Oryctes nevadensis photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
|---|---|
| Identification Comments: | This annual appears only in years with optimal rainfall and temperature patterns, and is therefore difficult to inventory. |
| Subspecies Comments: | |
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| Phenology Comments: | |
| Reproduction Comments: | |
| Habitat Comments: | Deep loose sand of stabilized dunes, washes, and valley flats, on various slopes and aspects, variously associated with Psorothamnus polydenius, Tetradymia tetrameres, T. glabrata, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, S. baileyi, Atriplex canescens, A. confertifolia, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Grayia spinosa, Eriogonum nummulare, Achnatherum hymenoides, Hesperostipa comata, Oenothera deltoides, Cymopterus corrugatus, Penstemon arenarius, Gilia micromeria, Astragalus geyeri, Phacelia bicolor, Nama densum, N. aretioides, etc. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Targeted surveys have been extensive in some areas but have not been comprehensive, and much potential habitat remains to be explored. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: | 02/02/1999 - 12:00am |
 whole plant
Photographer: Copyright Gary Monroe, Nevada Native Plant Society
Photo Date: |
 whole plant with scale
Photographer: Copyright Margaret Williams, Nevada Native Plant Society
Photo Date: |
 Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Yevonn Wilson
Photo Date: 1980 |
