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Hackelia mundula

(Jepson) Ferris

Pink Stickseed

G4Apparently Secure Found in 29 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136397
Element CodePDBOR0G0J0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusHackelia
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
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2020-01-06
Change Date2020-01-06
Edition Date2020-01-06
Edition AuthorsTreher (2020)
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 300
Rank Reasons
Hackelia mundula occurs in California and southwestern Oregon with the greatest abundance of occurrences in the Sierra Nevada. Threats are not well known but expected to be low because many occurrences occur on Forest Service Land in the high mountains.
Range Extent Comments
Hackelia mundula occurs in the high mountains of California and southwestern Oregon (Jepson Flora Project 2020).
Occurrences Comments
In California, there are likely well over 70 occurrences in California based on herbarium specimens and photo based observations (GBIF 2020 & iNaturalist 2020). There are three known occurrences in Oregon.
Threat Impact Comments
Threats to this species are not well known but many occurrences are on public lands in the high mountains where they are protected from many threats.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Pink-flowered Stickseed occurs on "dry open slopes, forest openings, and roadsides" at elevations between 1,650 and 2,900 m.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/Woodland
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (29)
California (29)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
Dennison PeakSequoia National Forest6,293
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. RaymondSierra National Forest6,965
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
ShuteyeSierra National Forest7,313
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
References (4)
  1. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2020. GBIF data accessed through GeoCAT portal. Online. Available: http://geocat.kew.org/ (accessed 2020).
  2. iNaturalist. 2020. Online. Available: http://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2020).
  3. Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2020. Jepson eFlora. Online. Available: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html (accessed 2020).
  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.