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Horkeliella purpurascens

(S. Watson) Rydberg

Purple Ivesia

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

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148049

Element CodePDROS0X0E2

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. purpurascens

Other Common Names

purple false horkelia (EN) Purple False Horkelia (EN)

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

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2019-10-16

Change Date1993-03-16

Range Extent1000-20,000 square km (about 400-8000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Endemic to a small area of mountains in south-central California. Threats and other factors unknown.

Range Extent Comments

Occurs on the Kern Plateau on the western slope of the southern Sierra Nevada in Kern and Tulare counties, south to the Piute, Scodie, and Tehachapi mountains of Kern County, California.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry granitic meadows at edges of conifer woodlands (FNA 2014, vol. 9).

Terrestrial Habitats

Woodland - ConiferGrassland/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
Channell	Sequoia National Forest	45,429
Domeland Add.	Sequoia National Forest	3,046
Greenhorn Creek	Sequoia National Forest	28,226
Mill Creek	Sequoia National Forest	27,643
Rincon	Sequoia National Forest	54,610
South Sierra	Inyo National Forest	41,853
South Sierra	Sequoia National Forest	8,008
Woodpecker	Sequoia National Forest	11,936
Woolstaff	Sequoia National Forest	41,445

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.