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Photo by Andrey Zharkikh; Andrey Zharkikh
Andrey Zharkikh iNaturalist observation 2016; Andrey Zharkikh iNaturalist observation 2016; Sources: ESRI, NOAA, USGS
Wasatch draba
Draba brachystylis
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1G2
State (S-rank): S2S3
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on October 21, 2024.
Geocat 8 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 30,287.193 km2.
Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
Aspen and white fir-Douglas fir communities at 1675 to 2990 m in Duchesne (w. Uinta Mts.), Juab (Sanpitch and Deep Creek Mts.), Salt Lake, and Utah cos.; Spring Mt., Clark Co., Nev. (Welsh et al 2015).
Threats or limiting factors
The main threats to this species in Utah include recreation, impacts from livestock and naturalized mountain goats, and climate change. Almost all occurrences are within grazing allotments, although grazing within the High Uinta wilderness area is limited. Many occurrences are within mountain goat habitat. Recreational use of habitat, such as foot traffic and activities related to skiing, may pose a threat to some populations throughout its range. As the human population grows in areas within easy access to Draba brachystylis habitat and as the recreational use increases, the impacts may become substantially more significant. Mining activities are not perceived as a threat to any of the currently known populations, although individual populations may have been impacted in the past. Drought and climate change is also a threat and likely impacting this species through out it's range (Wrobleski, 2023). Droughts and rapid snowmelt due to wind-blown sediments are melting snowpack earlier than normal in our region (UNPS, accessed 2024).
