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Cleomella brevipes

S. Wats.

Short-stalk Rhombo-pod

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143859

Element CodePDCPP04020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderBrassicales

FamilyCleomaceae

GenusCleomella

Other Common Names

Short-stalk Stinkweed (EN) shortstalk stinkweed (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2003-07-14

Change Date2003-07-14

Rank Reasons

A Mojave Desert endemic.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Alkaline seeps and marshes, especially the wet, salt-encrusted soil around thermal springs. 400-1400 m.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	S3	Yes
California	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Canyon	Inyo National Forest	32,421
Boundary Peak (CA)	Inyo National Forest	210,884
Excelsior (CA)	Inyo National Forest	45,607

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Excelsior (NV)	Inyo National Forest	7,744

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.