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Harpagonella palmeri

Gray

Palmer's Grappling-hook

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158976
Element CodePDBOR0H010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusHarpagonella
Synonyms
Pectocarya palmeri
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
Guilliams et al. (2016) elevate Harpagonella palmeri var. arizonica to H. arizonica, and H. palmeri var. palmeri to H. palmeri.
Conservation Status
Review Date1998-05-14
Change Date1993-07-07
Edition Date1998-05-14
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D
Rank Reasons
Harpagonella palmeri is known from southern California, where it is rare, south to Baja California, Mexico, about mid-peninsula, and west to Arizona.
Range Extent Comments
In Baja California, from the vicinity of Mexicali south to mid-peninsula (Wiggins, 1980). In California, known from Orange, Riverside, San Diego Counties, and from Santa Catalina Island; extirpated in Los Angeles County (Skinner 1997).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry sites in chaparral, coastal scrub, grassland, <450 m (Hickman, 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
CaliforniaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
California (4)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
References (5)
  1. Guilliams, C.M., T. Jang, and B.G. Baldwin. 2016. Molecular and morphological evidence for recognition of two species within <i>Harpagonella </i>(Amsinckiinae, Boraginaceae). PhytoKeys 70: 17-30.
  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. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Skinner, M.W., and B.M. Pavlik, eds. 1997 (1994). Inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 1997 Electronic Inventory Update of 1994 5th edition, California Native Plant Society, Special Publication No. 1, Sacramento.
  5. Wiggins, I.L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1025 pp.