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Pogogyne floribunda Jokerst
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Degree of Threat: Medium
Comments: Jokerst (1992) notes that the habitat is vulnerable to destruction or alteration. The major threats reported for the California occurrences are grazing and trampling, followed by wetland improvement projects and off-road vehicle/recreational impacts. A few additional threats reported as of 2005 include roads, logging and wild horse grazing.
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Pogogyne floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name profuseflower mesa mint. It is native to the Modoc Plateau and surrounding basin habitat in the northeastern corner of California. It is known from six occurrences in adjacent Oregon and one in Idaho.[1] It can be found in vernal pools, ephemeral creeks, and other summer-dry water bodies on the plateau. This is an aromatic annual herb producing a mostly erect, branching stem which is lined nearly from base to top with inflorescence. The lipped, tubular flowers are about half a centimeter long and white in color. Most have purple spots or red speckles, while a few are pure white or solid pale purple.[1] Each is surrounded by a calyx of pointed sepals which are coated in long white hairs.
This plant, once thought to be a variety of the more common Pogogyne zizyphoroides, was elevated to species level in 1992.[2]
§References[edit]
- ^ a b Meinke, R. J. The conservation status and natural history of Pogogyne floribunda in Oregon. September, 2006.
- ^ Jokerst, J.D. (1992). Pogogyne floribunda (Lamiaceae), a new species from the Great Basin in northeastern California. Aliso 13 347-353.
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United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
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Global Range: Except for one collection near Plush, Oregon in Lake County, all known populations are located just south of the CA/OR state border in Modoc, Lassen, Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, California, with Siskiyou County having only one known population.
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Comments: This plant grows in vernal pools and edges of seasonal ponds and intermittent flooded drainages.
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Note: For many non-migratory species, occurrences are roughly equivalent to populations.
Estimated Number of Occurrences: 81 - 300
Comments: 60 occurrences have been reported; three in Oregon, the rest in California. An additional 19 unprocessed forms reside in CA some of which may be new occurrences.
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United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N4 - Apparently Secure
Rounded Global Status Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Reasons: About 60 (to over 80) occurrences with an approximate total of 150,000 (to over 200,000) plants. However, the degree of threats is moderately high, particularly by grazing. None of the occurrences are thought to be protected.
Environmental Specificity: Very narrow. Specialist or community with key requirements scarce.
Comments: Vernal pool plant.
Global Short Term Trend: Relatively stable (=10% change)
Comments: Some of the populations show lower plant numbers in dry years but there has not been enough data gathered to draw any kind of conclusions.
Global Long Term Trend: Unknown
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