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King's eyelashgrass
Blepharidachne kingii
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G4
State (S-rank): S3
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on April 29, 2024.
Geocat 6 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 5,881.772 km2.
Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
Greasewood, shadscale, ephedra, rabbitbrush, horsebrush, ricegrass, budsage, and sagebrush communities at 1070 to 1830 m in Beaver, Box Elder, Juab, Millard, and Tooele counties; California and Nevada (Welsh et al. 2015).
Threats or limiting factors
There are 6 occurrences of Blepharidachne kingii reported in Utah within the last 40 years. All of these occurrences are within cattle grazing allotments. There are 2 occurrences in potential solar development areas. There is only 1 occurrence that is near a mineral mine, but the mine is retired. Aerial imagery of this area indicates that this habitat looks undisturbed. All occurrences are near Utah roads, and their use and maintenance could impact the occurrences. Drought and climate change is also a threat and likely impacting this species through out it's range (Wrobleski, 2023).
Threats compiled using observations and notes from Utah Rare Plant Database and Utah Geospatial Resource Center GIS Data downloaded in 2023.
