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Ericameria compacta

(Hall) Nesom

Charleston Mountain Heath-goldenrod

G2Imperiled (G2?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149442
Element CodePDAST3L0L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusEricameria
Synonyms
Haplopappus compactus(Hall) L. C. Anders.
Other Common Names
Charleston Mountain Goldenbush (EN) Charleston Mountain goldenbush (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2014-03-13
Change Date1997-03-04
Edition Date2014-03-13
Edition AuthorsJan Nachlinger, rev. A. Tomaino (2014)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent100-250 square km (about 40-100 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 80
Rank Reasons
A southern Nevada endemic, known from about 23 sites in the Spring and Sheep Mountains. Further information is needed about threats.
Range Extent Comments
Known only from Clark County, Nevada in the Spring and Sheep ranges (Morefield 2001).
Occurrences Comments
9 extant occurrences in the NatureServe central database as of February 2014. Reported from 23 sites.
Threat Impact Comments
As of 2014, no new information about threats to this species was found. Trampling may be a threat near trails.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open forest slopes at 2,420-3,460 m elevation. Sheltered, rocky to gravelly slopes in pine forests (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2006). Forested carbonate slopes, and adjacent ridges and low outcrops, in the subalpine and montane conifer zones with Pinus longaeva, P. flexilis, and P. ponderosa (Morefield 2001).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - Conifer
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Charleston - CarpenterHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest17,828
Charleston - Macks CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,378
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 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.
  4. Morefield, J.D., editor. 2001. Nevada rare plant atlas [with rare plant fact sheets]. Available as a pdf file at: http://heritage.nv.gov/atlas/atlas.html. Compiled by the Nevada Natural Heritage Program, Carson City, for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno, Nevada.