Morin & T.J. Ayers
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1288999
Element CodePDCAM0F0G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCampanulales
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusNemacladus
Concept ReferenceMorin, N.R. and T.J. Ayers. 2020. New species and a new variety of Nemacladus (Campanulaceae, Nemacladoideae) and a key to the species. Madroño 67(1):35-60.
Taxonomic CommentsNemacladus bellus is described as a new species by Morin and Ayers (2020). "The Greenhorn Mountain populations are recognized here as a distinct species. In addition to characters mentioned by Robbins (1958), they differ from N. secundiflorus var. secundiflorus and var. robbinsii in having basal leaves broadly elliptic to ovate-deltate, 1.2-4 mm long, with margins shallowly toothed or wavy. Nemacladus secundiflorus basal leaves are oblanceolate to spatulate, 1.5–12 mm long, the margins irregularly lobed" (Morin and Ayers 2020).
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2023-11-21
Change Date2023-11-21
Edition Date2023-11-21
Edition AuthorsTomaino, A. (2023)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent250-1000 square km (about 100-400 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank ReasonsNemacladus bellus is known only from the Kern Plateau and the Greenhorn Mountains in the southern Sierra Nevada in California. There are approximately six occurrences.
Range Extent CommentsNemacladus bellus is known only from the Kern Plateau and in the Greenhorn Mountains of California (Morin and Ayers 2020).
Occurrences CommentsThere are approximately six extant occurrences (Morin and Ayers 2020, CNDDB 2023).
Threat Impact CommentsThreats are not documented for this species. Some threats that may potentially impact the species include fire, invasive plants, sand and gravel mining, and climate change.