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Cymopterus panamintensis

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Panamint Spring-parsley

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
MediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134060
Element CodePDAPI0U0T0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusCymopterus
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 Date2005-12-28
Change Date2005-12-28
Edition Date2005-12-28
Edition AuthorsR. Bittman 2005
Threat ImpactMedium
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
Cymopterus panamintensis is a desert perennial known from at least four desert counties in California. It is not tracked by the heritage program. There are over 113 specimens in the UC Consortium database 12/2005. Details on threats and population sizes are not known.
Range Extent Comments
Estimated range extent is over 30,000 sq miles.
Occurrences Comments
This plant is not rare enough to track at any level at the heritage program; the Jepson Interchange has 113 records 12/2005.
Threat Impact Comments
There are probably localized threats where the desert is developing, where people recreate with their vehicles and from other disturbances. Details on threats are not known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rocky canyon walls and dry rocky slopes, including basalt talus and metamorphic gravel slides, within Creosote Bush Scrub and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland plant communities. 600 - 2500 m.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandWoodland - ConiferDesertBare rock/talus/scree
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
ScodiesSequoia National Forest725
References (7)
  1. CalFlora. 2005. Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. Berkeley, California: The CalFlora Database [web application]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/. (Accessed 2005)
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2024. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 13. Magnoliophyta: Geraniaceae to Apiaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 566 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  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.
  5. Lloyd, R.M., and R.S. Mitchell. 1973. A flora of the White Mountains, California and Nevada. University California Press, Berkeley. 202 pp.
  6. Munz, P.A. 1974. A flora of southern California. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1086 pp.
  7. Twisselmann, E.C. 1967. A flora of Kern County, California. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 395 pp.