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Phlox amabilis

Brand

Arizona Phlox

G2Imperiled Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130966
Element CodePDPLM0D050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPhlox
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2015-05-21
Change Date1999-08-16
Edition Date2015-05-21
Edition AuthorsTreher
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent1000-200,000 square km (about 400-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank Reasons
An Arizona endemic, known from 12 extant element occurrences. More information on plant numbers, site condition including threats, and the status of most sites.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to Arizona.
Occurrences Comments
About 15 element occurrences but 3 are historic.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open, exposed, limestone-rocky slopes within pinyon-juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine-gambel oak (Pinus ponderosa-Quercus gambelii) communities.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest EdgeWoodland - ConiferWoodland - Mixed
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS2Yes
Navajo NationSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sheridan MountainPrescott National Forest37,600
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.