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Mojave Brickellbush - Brickellia oblongifolia
State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)
DRAFT: Requesting feedback on the 2026 revised rank, factors, and State Rank Reason outlined below and in the Conservation Status Rank Report.
Brickellia oblongifolia is rare in Montana with only a few known occurrences. Available data for the existing populations are sparse and over two decades old. The status of one historical occurrence documented from a 1921 collection near Wilsall is unknown. Threats to the species in Montana do not appear to be high and trends, though undocumented, are likely relatively stable. More current data on the known populations are needed to more precisely assign a conservation rank. Surveys of areas of potentially suitable habitat may also locate additional populations in the state.
General Description
Glandular-puberulent herb or subshrub, 1-6 dm tall, generally with many stems from near the base. Leaves all cauline, mostly sessile, alternate or occasionally opposite to subopposite, entire or nearly so, lance-linear to oblong or elliptic, 1-4 cm long and up to 15 mm wide. Leaves mostly 2-8 times as long as wide. Heads terminating the branches or subcorymbosely clustered and relatively large. The involucres 10-20 mm high with acute to acuminate bracts. Flowers ochroleucous, numerous with about 40-50 flowers in each head. Achenes 4.5-6 mm long.
Diagnostic Characteristics
Similar to Brickellia grandiflora, which differs in having broad, toothed leaves. B. eupatorioides closely resembles B. oblongifolia, but has toothed leaves and feathery (plumose) pappus bristles on the top of the fruit. Only the typic variety of B. oblongifolia is known in Montana.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
BC south to CA, AZ and NM (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 13
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Grows on rock outcrops, talus and scree, and on dry, sparsely-vegetated, southerly slopes.
National Vegetation Classification System Groups Associated with this Species
Shrubland
Arid - Saline Shrubland
Foothills - Montane Shrubland
Sagebrush Shrubland
Sparse and Barren
Sparse and Barren
Stewardship Responsibility
Threats or Limiting Factors
STATE THREAT SCORE REASON
Reported threats to Montana's population of Mojave Brickellbush concern a population located where concentrated off-highway vehicle (OHV) activity is the dominant land use (MTNHP Threat Assessment 2021). The proportion of the population exposed to negative impacts may range from small to large as the current status of historic populations are not known.
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
MTNHP Threat Assessment. 2021. State Threat Score Assignment and Assessment of Reported Threats from 2006 to 2021 for State-listed Vascular Plants. Botany Program, Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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