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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Arenaria ursina, Bear Valley sandwort.
Arenaria ursina, Bear Valley sandwort flowers, with pink anthers. Photo by Chelsea Vollmer, San Bernardino National Forest.

Arenaria ursina, Bear Valley sandwort habitat.
Bear Valley sandwort pebble plain habitat. Photo by Chelsea Vollmer, San Bernardino National Forest.

Arenaria ursina, Bear Valley sandwort range map.
Arenaria ursina range map.

Arenaria ursina, Bear Valley sandwort

ESA Status

Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.

Threats

Destruction, degradation, and fragmentation of pebble plain habitat resulting from:

  • Urbanization
  • ORV traffic
  • Fuel wood harvesting
  • Mining activities
  • Alteration of hydrological regimes

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/arenaria_ursina/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:12 EDT