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Chloropyron tecopense

(Munz & J.C. Roos) Tank & J.M. Egger

Tecopa Bird's-beak

G2Imperiled Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
HighThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158897
Element CodePDSCR0J0Q0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusChloropyron
Synonyms
Cordylanthus tecopensisMunz & Roos
Other Common Names
Tecopa bird's-beak (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
Tank et al. (2009) move four species of Cordylanthus (maritimus, mollis, palmatus, and tecopensis) to Chloropyron. This move is accepted by Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2015-12-09
Change Date1990-10-15
Edition Date2015-12-09
Edition AuthorsOgle, Y., rev. D. Gries, rev. L. Oliver (2003), rev. Bittman (2015)
Threat ImpactHigh
Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank Reasons
Cordylanthus tecopensis is known from approximately ten extant occurrences across a narrow range in California and Nevada. Its habitat of alkali meadows is generally heavily impacted in desert areas; thus, this is a threat to this species.
Range Extent Comments
Inyo and San Bernardino Counties in California and Esmerelda and Nye Counties in Nevada. Report of this taxon in Oregon is erroneous (J. Kagan).
Occurrences Comments
4 element occurrences in California, and 6 in Nevada.
Threat Impact Comments
Alkali meadow areas, generally heavily impacted in desert areas. Specific threats that exist to this species in California are urbanization, trash dumping, habitat disturbance from a nearby rail road, altered hydrology, and other types of disturbance (CNDDB 2003). This species is on the Nevada rare plant list, but no specific threats are mentioned.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Mohavean desert scrub, alkali flats and meadows below 2500 feet.
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceousDesert
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS1Yes
NevadaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
References (7)
  1. California Department of Fish and Game. 2000. Natural Diversity Database (RareFind 2), Version 2.1.2, January 25, 2000. Downloaded in 2003.
  2. California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2001. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (sixth edition). Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, David P. Tibor, Convening Editor. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. x + 388pp.
  3. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 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. Skinner, M.W., and B.M. Pavlik, eds. 1997 (1994). Inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 1997 Electronic Inventory Update of 1994 5th edition, California Native Plant Society, Special Publication No. 1, Sacramento.
  6. Tank, D.C., J.M. Egger, and R.O. Olmstead. 2009. Phylogenetic classification of subtribe Castillejinae (Orobanchaceae). Systematic Botany 34(1):182-197.
  7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2024.90-Day Findings for 8 Species. Notification of petition findings and initiation of status reviews. Federal Register 89(195): 81388-81394.