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Photo by Marc Coles-Richie; Marc Coles-Richie
Sources: ESRI, NOAA, USGS
La sal daisy
Erigeron mancus
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1
State (S-rank): S1
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Species range
Subalpine fir, and alpine forb and grass-sedge communities, frequently in rockstripes, at 3050 to 3730 m in the La Sal Mts., astride the Grand–San Juan Co. line; a Navajo Basin endemic (Welsh et al 2015).
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on November 20th, 2020.
Geocat 50 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 76.258 km2.
Threats or limiting factors
Threatened by trampling by recreationists. In addition, a portion of the species' habitat has patented mining claims with a high potential for exploratory activities in the near future. The combination of the effects of climate change could compound with the effects of other threats. Introduced mountain goats in the La Sal Mountains present a high threat to this species (UNPS 2016). The Utah Division of Water Resources reports that Utah is now in "extreme" or "exceptional" drought which is likely impacting this species in similar ways as it is other perennial forbs in Utah.
