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Horkeliella congdonis

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Purple Ivesia

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141574

Element CodePDROS0X0E1

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusHorkeliella

Synonyms

Ivesia purpurascens ssp. congdonis(Rydb.) Keck

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

Ivesia purpurascens ssp. congdonis (Kartesz 1994) is treated as Horkeliella congdonis in Kartesz 1999 and FNA (2014, vol. 9).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2019-10-16

Change Date2019-10-16

Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Endemic to a restricted range in eastern, central California; threats and other factors unknown.

Range Extent Comments

Known from the eastern foothills and slopes of the Sierra Nevada northeast to the Sweetwater Mountains and the Glass Mountain area of Mono and northern Inyo counties (FNA 2014, vol. 9).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry granitic meadows, in sagebrush communities, montane to subalpine conifer woodlands (FNA 2014, vol. 9).

Terrestrial Habitats

Woodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

California (9)

Area	Forest	Acres
Coyote Southeast	Inyo National Forest	53,159
Horse Mdw.	Inyo National Forest	5,687
Horton	Inyo National Forest	5,717
North Lake	Inyo National Forest	2,406
Rock Creek West	Inyo National Forest	3,626
Sherwin	Inyo National Forest	3,140
Table Mtn.	Inyo National Forest	4,215
Wheeler Ridge	Inyo National Forest	15,744
Whisky Creek	Inyo National Forest	865

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.