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Mertensia cusickii

Piper

Toiyabe Bluebells

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148052
Element CodePDBOR0N0M0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMertensia
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
USFWS determined '3B' status for M. toiyabensis (93-09-30 Fed.Reg.). Kartesz (1994) lumps M. toiyabensis into M. cusickii.
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-09-11
Change Date1998-01-07
Edition Date1997-09-11
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., KMW-NVHP (1997), rev. Maybury/Nachlinger/Morefield (1997)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank Reasons
Range is limited to central Nevada, north as far as southeastern Oregon and adjacent southwestern Idaho, and west only as far as extreme northeastern California (where it is uncommon).
Range Extent Comments
Central Nevada (Toiyabe Mountains) to northeastern California (Warner Mountains), central and southeastern Oregon (Steens and Ochoco mountains), and southwestern Idaho (Owyee County; Cronquist et al. 1984).
Occurrences Comments
Distribution statement in Intermountain Flora (Cronquist et al. 1984) suggests hundreds of occurrences (Jim Morefield pers. comm. 1/98).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Streamsides, dry drainage-bottoms, wooded slopes, dry meadows, in mountains with Artemisia and Symphoricarpos; <2500 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS2Yes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blade CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,331
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Myrtle SilviesMalheur National Forest11,679
References (5)
  1. 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.
  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. 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.