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Sources: ESRI, NOAA, USGS; Sources: ESRI, NOAA, USGS
Sunnyside Green-gentian
Frasera gypsicola
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S1
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Phenology
Flowers from mid-June to July
Species range
A Nevada Great Basin endemic, found primarily in Nevada, but known from a single location in w. Millard County, Utah
Threats or limiting factors
This species is threatened by off-road-vehicles, drought, irrigation water diversion ditches (past), agriculture (grazing), development for recreation and a major north-south highway constructed in 1981. A future threat to this species could be the transfer of water to Las Vegas which would lower water table. Currently, water is diverted for local agricultural wells. The affect of water pumping and grazing needs to be studied. Overgrowth of woody and large vegetation is also a potential threat, as it competes with the species for scarce resources.
