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Triphysaria micrantha

(Greene ex Heller) Chuang & Heckard

Purple-beak False Owl's-clover

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142372

Element CodePDSCR2T050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderScrophulariales

FamilyOrobanchaceae

GenusTriphysaria

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

Sometimes treated as Orthocarpus erianthus var. micranthus; in 1994 Kartesz checklist as Triphysaria micrantha.

Conservation Status

Review Date1996-07-22

Change Date1996-08-01

Edition Date1996-07-22

Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (7/96)

Rank Reasons

Apparently endemic to California grasslands, although known from several regions in the southern half of the state.

Range Extent Comments

In California in the central and southern Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Joaquin Valley and the South Coast Ranges (Hickman 1993).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grassland less than 1000 meters elevation (Hickman 1993).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Garcia Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	7,850
Los Machos Hills	Los Padres National Forest	11,112

References (2)

Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 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.