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Phacelia sonoitensis

S.P. McLaughlin

Sonoita Phacelia

G1Critically Imperiled (G1G2) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G1Critically ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.907331

Element CodePDHYD0C650

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSolanales

FamilyHydrophyllaceae

GenusPhacelia

Concept Reference

McLaughlin, S.P. 2001. A new species of Phacelia (Hydrophyllaceae) from southern Arizona, U.S.A. Novon 17: 46-48.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2014-04-14

Change Date2014-04-14

Edition Date2014-04-14

Edition AuthorsTomaino, A.

Rank Reasons

Discovered in Sonoita Creek State Natural Area in Santa Cruz County, southern Arizona, adjacent to the Mexican state of Sonora. Similar habitat exists in southern Arizona and northern Sonora.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

On talus and rocky slopes at 1140-1250 m elevation in suffrutescent, semiarid plant communities generally mapped as semidesert grasslands (McLaughlin 2001).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceousDesert

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN1

Province	Rank	Native
Arizona	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lower Rincon	Coronado National Forest	3,278

References (1)

McLaughlin, S.P. 2001. A new species of <i>Phacelia </i>(Hydrophyllaceae) from southern Arizona, U.S.A. Novon 17: 46-48.