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Psilocarphus elatior

(Gray) Gray

Tall Woolly-heads

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142985
Element CodePDAST7R020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPsilocarphus
Other Common Names
meadow woollyheads (EN) Meadow Woollyheads (EN) Psilocarphe élevé (FR)
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Reports of P. elatior from Alberta and Saskatchewan are only relatively erect forms of P. brevissimus var. brevissimus (Flora of North America 2006).
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-12-27
Change Date1997-03-14
Edition Date1993-07-02
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
Known from British Columbia; Oregon (Willamette county), Washington, Idaho, and California.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry pool beds.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaSUYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.