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Heuchera parishii

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Parish's Alumroot

G3Vulnerable Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

MediumThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.963173

Element CodePDSAX0E1F0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilySaxifragaceae

GenusHeuchera

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Flora of North America (2009) includes H. alpestris in the concept of Heuchera parishii, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2019-06-18

Change Date2016-06-02

Edition Date2019-06-18

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., rev. A.Treher (2012, 2019)

Threat ImpactMedium

Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Heuchera parishii is a California endemic of the San Bernardino Mountains documented from San Bernardino and possibly Riverside County. Localized threats include trampling by hikers or rock climbers, proposed mine expansion, and fire.

Range Extent Comments

Heuchera parishii is endemic to California in the San Bernardino Mountains (San Bernardino County) (CNDDB 2019).

Occurrences Comments

There are seventy mapped occurrences. All but one occurrence is in San Bernardino County. The lone occurrence from Riverside County was attributed to a report from 1988 that has not been verified since (CNDDB 2019).

Threat Impact Comments

Overall, populations are not threatened. Localized threats a few sites include trampling by hikers or rock climbers, proposed expansion of limestone mining, and fire (CNDDB 2012).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Shaded Rocky places, 5,000 to 8,900 ft. in yellow pine forests, red fir forests (FNA vol. 8 2009, Munz 1973). Lower montane coniferous forests, subalpine coniferous forests, upper montane coniferous forests (Smith & Berg, 1988).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - Conifer

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
California	S3	Yes

Threat Assessments

Threat	Scope	Severity	Timing
3 - Energy production & mining	Small (1-10%)	Serious - slight	Unknown
3.2 - Mining & quarrying	Small (1-10%)	Serious - slight	Unknown
6 - Human intrusions & disturbance	Small (1-10%)	Serious - slight	High (continuing)
6.1 - Recreational activities	Small (1-10%)	Serious - slight	High (continuing)

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Crystal Creek	San Bernardino National Forest	6,783
Heartbreak Ridge	San Bernardino National Forest	4,455
Raywood Flat B	San Bernardino National Forest	11,373
Sugarloaf	San Bernardino National Forest	8,206

References (4)

California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB). 2012. RareFind Version 4 with dataset 9/1/2012 downloaded from http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/rf_ftpinfo.asp. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 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.
Munz, P.A., and D.D. Keck. 1973. A California Flora and Supplement. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1905 pp.

Heuchera parishii

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