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Mentzelia rusbyi

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Rusby's Blazingstar

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150397
Element CodePDLOA031X0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-06-14
Change Date2000-06-14
Edition Date2000-06-14
Edition AuthorsStoner, N. (1993); Rev. C. Annable, rev. J. Beckman (3/96)
Rank Reasons
Reported from a wide and conflicting range of montaine habitats from south central Wyoming to northern Arizona, including Colorado and New Mexico. Widespread in New Mexico but scattered in western Colorado. No abundance data is available.
Range Extent Comments
Occurs from southeast Wyoming to southern New Mexico, central Arizona, and eastern Utah.
Occurrences Comments
29 sites in eastern Utah (Albee et al. 1988).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Stream banks, meadows, and other moist sites in sagebrush, rabbitbrush, mountain brush, pinyon-juniper, and ponderosa pine communities at 1830-2565 meters (Welsh et al. 1993). Martin and Hutchins (1981) also mention damp slopes in the mountains. However, Goodrich and Neese (1986) list mountain brush communities, usually on raw, shaly slopes or areas of disturbance in Uinta Mountains; 6000-8000 feet. And Dorn (1988) notes "barren banks".
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
WyomingS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
New Mexico (5)
AreaForestAcres
Canones CreekSanta Fe National Forest3,938
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Pueblo MesaSanta Fe National Forest3,540
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
YoungsvilleSanta Fe National Forest6,122
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
0401011Ashley National Forest30,062
0401012Ashley National Forest46,400
References (9)
  1. Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
  2. Dorn, R.D. 1988. Vascular plants of Wyoming. Mountain West Publishing, Cheyenne, WY. 340 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. Goodrich, S., and E. Neese. 1986. Uinta Basin flora. U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, Utah. 320 pp.
  5. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  6. 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.
  7. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  8. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 2 vols. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  9. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.