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Hackelia sharsmithii

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Sharsmith's Stickseed

G3Vulnerable Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149579
Element CodePDBOR0G0Q0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusHackelia
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
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2023-01-13
Change Date2023-01-13
Edition Date2023-01-13
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce, rev. R. Bittman (2011), rev. Eberly (2023)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Hackelia sharsmithii is a perennial herb of the western United States that is found in the southern High Sierra Nevada and north-central Nevada. There are around 30 occurrences that are in remote areas on public lands where they are largely protected. However, climate change is a potential threat.
Range Extent Comments
Hackelia sharsmithii occurs in the western United States in the southern High Sierra Nevada of California (Fresno, Inyo, and Tulare Counties) and central Nevada (Lander and Nye Counties) (Baldwin et al. 2012).
Occurrences Comments
This species is known from around 30 occurrences, most of which are in California.
Threat Impact Comments
This species occurs in remote areas, and there is not much that threatens it except some trail use. Changes in climate may be a threat.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in rocky, typically granitic, substrates of alpine boulder and rock fields, talus slopes and in the crevices of cliffs in subalpine coniferous forest at elevations of 3,150 to 3,700 m (Skinner 1997, Jepson Flora Project 2017).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - ConiferAlpineBare rock/talus/screeCliff
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
NevadaS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
6 - Human intrusions & disturbanceRestricted (11-30%)Negligible or <1% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
6.1 - Recreational activitiesRestricted (11-30%)Negligible or <1% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
11 - Climate change & severe weatherUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
References (9)
  1. Abrams, L. 1951. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. 3. Geraniaceae to Scrophulariaceae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 866 pp.
  2. Baldwin, B. G., D. H. Goldman, D. J. Keil, R. Patterson, T. J. Rosatti, and D. H. Wilken, eds. 2012. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California. 2nd edition. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1568 pp.
  3. Cronquist, A., A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. 1984. Intermountain Flora: Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 4, Subclass Asteridae (except Asteraceae). New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 573 pp.
  4. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  5. Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2015. Jepson Online Interchange for California Floristics. Accessed online: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange/
  6. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  7. 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.
  8. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  9. Skinner, M.W., and B.M. Pavlik, eds. 1997 (1994). Inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 1997 Electronic Inventory Update of 1994 5th edition, California Native Plant Society, Special Publication No. 1, Sacramento.