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Mentzelia oreophila

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Argus Stickleaf

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135194
Element CodePDLOA03180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyLoasaceae
GenusMentzelia
Other Common Names
Argus Blazingstar (EN) Argus blazingstar (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Kartesz (1994) and FNA (2016) accept Mentzelia oreophila and M. puberula as distinct, but Kartesz (1999) included M. puberula in M. oreophila. The second edition of The Jepson Manual (Baldwin et al. 2012) accepts them as distinct. This record is for the treatment of M. oreophila as distinct, excluding M. puberula.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-01-03
Change Date1998-02-01
Edition Date2001-01-03
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Mentzelia oreophila ranges from southeastern California (at about 900-1950 meters) across southern Nevada to Utah and western Arizona, occurring on desert slopes, washes and talus in loose limestone soils. It can be common locally.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Andrews Mtn.Inyo National Forest9,912
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
References (7)
  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. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 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. Munz, P.A. 1974. A flora of southern California. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1086 pp.