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Psilocarphus tenellus

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Slender Woolly-heads

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130213
Element CodePDAST7R040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPsilocarphus
COSEWICNAR
Other Common Names
Psilocarphe grêle (FR)
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
FNA (vol. 19, 2006) elevates Psilocarphus tenellus var. globiferus to full species as P. chilensis, therefore P. tenellus var. tenellus is equivalent to P. tenellus.
Conservation Status
Review Date1998-05-14
Change Date1985-09-09
Edition Date1998-05-14
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D
Rank Reasons
Psilocarphus tenellus is rare on extreme southern Vancouver Island and extends south throughout California to Baja California, Mexico.
Range Extent Comments
Occurs througout California, to British Columbia, Idaho (where extirpated, Kartesz, 1998), south to northwestern Baja California, Mexico; central Chile (Hickman, 1993).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoS2Yes
MontanaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
MonoLos Padres National Forest28,141
Stanley MountainLos Padres National Forest14,674
References (5)
  1. Douglas, G.W., G.B. Straley, and D. Meidinger. 1989. The vascular plants of British Columbia. Part 1. Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (Asteraceae through Cucurbitaceae). Crown Publications Incorporated. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 208 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 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., and C. Meacham. 1998a. Unpublished review draft of Floristic Synthesis, 8 Jan. 1998. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.