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Malacothrix stebbinsii

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Stebbins' Desert-dandelion

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135353
Element CodePDAST660G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusMalacothrix
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 Date2000-12-21
Change Date2000-12-21
Edition Date2000-12-21
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Malacothrix stebbinsii is in Oregon, eastern California (300-1300 meters), western Nevada, southwestern Utah, Arizona and northern Sonora (Mexico), occurring on gravelly soils beneath shrubs, at margins of boulders, in shaded canyons, and on open hillsides.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS2Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ArizonaS3Yes
TexasS1Yes
NevadaS2Yes
UtahS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sheridan MountainPrescott National Forest37,600
References (10)
  1. Beauchamp, R.M. 1986. A flora of San Diego County, California. Sweetwater River Press, California. 241 pp.
  2. Cronquist, A. 1994. Asterales. In A. Cronquist, A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. Intermountain flora: Vascular plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 5. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 496 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  8. Munz, P.A. 1968. Supplement to a California flora. Univ. California Press. Berkeley. 224 pp.
  9. Munz, P.A. 1974. A flora of southern California. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1086 pp.
  10. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.