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Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA; Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA; UNHP
Basin jamesia
Jamesia tetrapetala
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S2S3
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Species range
Crevices in limestone, with chokecherry, mountain mahogany, ephedra, and sagebrush at ca 2315 m in the House Range, w. Millard Co.; Nev.; a Utah Great Basin endemic (Welsh et al. 2015)
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on October 20th 2022.
Geocat 11 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 1,052.023km2.
Threats or limiting factors
Threats to this species are not well documented. Threats compiled using observations and notes from Utah Rare Plant Database and Utah Geospatial Resource Center GIS Data downloaded in 2022. Severity of impacts are not well known so ranges are provided where appropriate.
Climate change is likely a threat. Droughts and rapid snowmelt are occuring earlier than normal in our region.The Utah Division of Water Resources confirmed the 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.
