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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Phlox hirsuta, Yreka phlox.
Yreka phlox. Photo by Twyla Miller, Klamath National Forest.

Phlox hirsuta, Yreka phlox habitat.
Yreka phlox habitat lies at the juncture of the Klamath Ranges and the Southern Cascades, in far northern California. Photo by Twyla Miller, Klamath National Forest.

Phlox hirsuta, Yreka phlox range map.
Phlox hirsuta range map.

Phlox hirsuta, Yreka phlox

ESA Status

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

Threats

  • Residential development
  • Logging
  • Fire suppression activities
  • Ongoing highway maintenance or construction activities
  • Off-road vehicle use
  • Illegal collection
  • Vandalism
  • Competition with exotic plants
  • Herbicide application
  • Domestic animal grazing
  • Potential extirpation as a result of random events

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/phlox_hirsuta/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:37 EDT