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Mentzelia hirsutissima

S. Wats.

California Stickleaf

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153411
Element CodePDLOA030K0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyLoasaceae
GenusMentzelia
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
According to FNA (2016, vol. 12), "California populations previously have been called M. hirsutissima var. stenophylla. However, G. S. Daniels (1970) found that characters used to distinguish varieties of M. hirsutissima were not stable within populations."
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-08-11
Change Date1993-07-07
Edition Date1993-08-11
Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev C. Thurman, rev. J. Beckman (3/96)
Rank Reasons
Found in Sonora Desert creosote scrub communities from southern California in United States to Baja California, Mexico. Rare in sandy places, patchy range.
Range Extent Comments
Known from Isla Angel de la Guarda in Gulf of California (Shreve and Wiggins 1964). Sonora Desert and Baja California (Hickman 1993).
Occurrences Comments
Rare in sandy places.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Creosote bush scrub communities in washes, fans and slopes below 600 m (Hickman 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
References (5)
  1. 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.
  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. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  5. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.