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Mentzelia crocea

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Sierra Blazingstar

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135192
Element CodePDLOA030A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyLoasaceae
GenusMentzelia
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
Review Date1993-11-18
Change Date1993-11-18
Edition Date1993-11-18
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Rocky slopes, roadsides, grassland, oak/pine woodland in Sierra Nevada Foothills of CA.
Range Extent Comments
CA (central and southern Sierra Nevada Foothills).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rocky slopes, roadsides, grassland, oak/pine woodland; <1500 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
MonarchSierra National Forest697
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. 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.