Trichostema austromontanum

F.H. Lewis

San Jacinto Bluecurls

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156060
Element CodePDLAM22020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusTrichostema
Other Common Names
San Jacinto bluecurls (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
Comprised of two subspecies (Abrams 1951; Munz 1959, 1974; Hickman 1993; Kartesz 1999).
Conservation Status
Review Date2003-03-19
Change Date2000-11-15
Edition Date2000-11-15
Edition AuthorsRusso, M. (TNC WRO), 1/89; rev. B. MacBryde 11/2000.
Rank Reasons
Trichostema austromontanum (which is comprised of two subspecies) is in Baja California (Mexico), southern California, and disjunctly in central-eastern California and adjacent Nevada, uncommonly occurring in drying margins or beds of lakes or streams and meadows.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
California (15)
AreaForestAcres
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Iceberg - SlinkardHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,551
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
SinkardHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,004
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
References (8)
  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. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  4. 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.
  5. Munz, P.A. 1974. A flora of southern California. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1086 pp.
  6. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2017. Removing <i>Trichostema austromontanum </i>ssp. <i>compactum</i> (Hidden Lake Bluecurls) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. Proposed rule. Federal Register 82(3): 1296-1307.
  8. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2018. Removing <i>Trichostema austromontanum </i>ssp. <i>compactum</i> (Hidden Lake Bluecurls) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. Final Rule. Federal Register 83(106): 25392-25404.