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Potentilla morefieldii

B. Ertter

Morefield's Cinquefoil

G2Imperiled Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

LowThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138157

Element CodePDROS1B2R0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPotentilla

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Taxonomic Comments

The 1999 Kartesz Synthesis considers this species taxonomically questionable (places a '?' before the name). Endemic to California.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2013-01-03

Change Date2013-08-20

Edition Date2005-10-27

Edition AuthorsMartinez, M., rev. R. Bittman 2005

Threat ImpactLow

Range Extent250-1000 square km (about 100-400 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Endemic to one California county, this species has eleven presumed extant occurrences, most known from references between 1926 and the 1960's. More current surveys are needed to update CNDDB's information and to map the species more accurately. Only one occurrence has population size information with 100 plants. No threats are known; no protected occurrences are known.

Range Extent Comments

California endemic from Mono county, in the northern White Mountains (California Department of Fish and Game, 1997; Hickman, 1993). Range extent is estimated to be about 150 sq. mi.

Occurrences Comments

Eleven presumed extant populations of unknown condition; one is from 1926, two from the 1980's and the rest from the 1950-60's (California Department of Fish and Game, 1997).

Threat Impact Comments

No recorded threats for occurrences of this species (California Department of Fish and Game, 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

In alpine boulders and rock fields; low areas in alpine calcareous (or granite?) rocks; 3300 - 4100 m altitude (California Department of Fish and Game, 1997).

Terrestrial Habitats

Alpine

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
California	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Birch Creek	Inyo National Forest	28,816
Boundary Peak (CA)	Inyo National Forest	210,884

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boundary Peak (NV)	Inyo National Forest	21,851

References (4)

California Department of Fish and Game. 1997. RareFind 2 personal computer program. Information dated March 1999. Sacramento, California.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.