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Sisyrinchium arizonicum

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Arizona Blue-eyed-grass

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131023

Element CodePMIRI0D050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderLiliales

FamilyIridaceae

GenusSisyrinchium

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

Review Date2001-04-06

Change Date2001-04-06

Edition Date2001-04-06

Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce

Rank Reasons

Sisyrinchium arizonicum has been reported from southwestern New Mexico (6000-9000 feet) on wooded slopes and Arizona (6000-9500 feet) in coniferous woods, and at least Durango in Mexico.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Arizona	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

New Mexico (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold Wilderness	Gila National Forest	111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive Area	Gila National Forest	79,049
Devils Creek	Gila National Forest	89,916
Meadow Creek	Gila National Forest	34,167
Sawyers Peak	Gila National Forest	59,743

References (5)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Gonzalez, M., S. Gonzalez, and Y. Herrera. 1991. Listados floristicos de Mexico. IX. Flora de Durango. Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, D.F. 167 pp.
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.
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.
Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.