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Ash Meadows Sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata)

Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata in flower Photo Credit: Janel Johnson

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Threatened
Family: Asteraceae
State: CA, NV
Nature Serve ID: 153797
Lifeform: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/08/1989

Description:

Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata is an endemic species found on alkaline and saline soils that are restricted to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. This is a perennial forb that produces a number of leafless flowering stalks, each supporting an individual yellow flower. Flowering time is April - May. The flowers are visited by twenty-one pollinator species, 19 of these are bees. This species appears to be significantly important to the insect community by providing pollen, nectar, or both to insect visitors early in the season.

Where is Ash Meadows Sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Whitish, strongly saline soils associated with pale limestone outcrops and dry washes near desert wetlands. In saltbush scrub near springs. 700-735 m elevation.

Distribution:

Eastern Nevada,Nye County, found in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Recently found in saline soils on California near Ash Meadows.

States & Provinces:

Ash Meadows Sunray can be found in California, Nevada

Which CPC Partners conserve Ash Meadows Sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata)?

Red Butte Garden and Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 02/28/23

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Conservation Actions

Katie Heineman

02/28/2023

California Botanic Garden made a conservation seed collection on BLM land in Nevada.

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Known only from the Ash Meadows region of southern Nevada and from recent reports from eastern California. Restricted within that limited distribution to saline soils assoiciated with springs and dry washes. Threatened by large-scale destruction of the native flora over large portions of Ash Meadows caused by groundwater pumping and other agricultural development activities, road construction, and off-road vehicle traffic.

Rita Dodge and Sarah Kulpa

01/01/2010

Threatened by large-scale destruction of the native flora over large portions of Ash Meadows caused by groundwater pumping and other agricultural development activities, trampling by wild horses, road construction, and off-road vehicle traffic.

Rita Dodge and Sarah Kulpa

01/01/2010

Ash Meadows, NV 79,508 individuals with 30 element occurrences.

Rita Dodge and Sarah Kulpa

01/01/2010

Survey of Ash Meadows in 2010 (Bio-west,2010)

Rita Dodge and Sarah Kulpa

01/01/2010

Not Available

Rita Dodge and Sarah Kulpa

01/01/2010

Not Available

Rita Dodge and Sarah Kulpa

01/01/2010

This species is not represented in an ex-situ seed bank preservation.