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Peltandra virginica

(L.) Schott

Green Arrow-arum

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152139
Element CodePMARA0E010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderArales
FamilyAraceae
GenusPeltandra
Other Common Names
green arrow-arum (EN) Peltandre de Virginie (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.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-06-12
Change Date1984-06-18
Edition Date2024-06-12
Edition AuthorsSoteropoulos (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Peltandra virginica is a wide-ranging perennial herb in a variety of wetland habitats occurring in eastern North America from Ontario and Quebec, Canada south to Florida and Texas in the United States, and Cuba. Threats include development, rights-of-way maintenance activities, logging, recreational activities, hydrological alterations, and invasive species. Little is known about trends, but with a large range extent and large number of occurrences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities, this species is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
Peltandra virginica occurs in eastern North America from Ontario and Quebec, Canada south to Florida and Texas in the United States, and Cuba (FNA 2000, Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team 2024). Range extent was estimated to be almost 4 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are thousands of occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, this species is potentially threatened by development, rights-of-way maintenance activities, logging, recreational activities, hydrological alterations, invasive species, and other threats in some places. However, their overall impact is likely negligible given the species' broad range, large number of occurrences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Peltandra virginica grows in "wetland habitats, including bogs, swamps, freshwater to low-salinity tidal marshes, and ditches, as well as along the edges of ponds, lakes, and rivers," marshes, beaver ponds, pocosins, and other stagnant, aquatic situations, freshwater to oligohaline tidal marshes (FNA 2000, Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team 2024).

Reproduction

"The fruits are primarily dispersed by water, although animals also play a role" (FNA 2000).
Palustrine Habitats
TEMPORARY POOLHERBACEOUS WETLANDBog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
OklahomaS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MaineS3Yes
FloridaS3Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
MississippiSNRYes
IowaS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNANo
IllinoisS3Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
MissouriS2Yes
WisconsinSNANo
OhioSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
DelawareS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
OregonSNANo
VermontS3Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS3Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
References (7)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2024. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2024).
  3. iNaturalist. 2024. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2024).
  4. 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.
  5. NatureServe. 2024. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  6. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2024. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2024).
  7. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.