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Sisyrinchium capillare

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147159

Element CodePMIRI0D1Q0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderLiliales

FamilyIridaceae

GenusSisyrinchium

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Conservation Status

Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2

Review Date2022-10-25

Change Date2022-09-23

Edition Date2022-10-25

Edition AuthorsTreher (2022), rev. SE RSGCN Workshop (2022)

Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Sisyrinchium capillare is a perennial herb that is endemic to the southeastern United States where it is largely restricted to the Atlantic Coastal Plain of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida with some occurrences on the lower piedmont. The species is rare or uncommon rangewide.

Range Extent Comments

Sisyrinchium capillare is endemic to the southeastern United States where it occurs in southeastern Virginia, historically, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,, and northeastern Florida (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022, FNA 2002). Plants attributed to Sisyrinchium capillare in Alabama are Sisyrinchium calciphilum (Alabama Plant Atlas 2022). The core of the species range is on the Atlantic Coastal Plain in North Carolina and South Carolina. In northcentral Florida, S. capillare may overlap with Sisyrinchium albidum where investigation of material is needed confirm identifications.

Occurrences Comments

This species is uncommon to rare rangewide (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs on the coastal plain in wet pine savannas and flatwoods and on the lower piedmont in acid seepages at elevations of 0 to 200 m (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022, FNA 2002).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferForest - MixedWoodland - ConiferWoodland - MixedSavanna

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S2	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
South Carolina	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2022. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.
Southeastern Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need Workshop (SE RSGCN Workshop). 2022. Jon Ambrose, Keith Bradley, Malissa Briggler, John Burkhart, Emily Coffey, Todd Crabtree, Amanda Eberly, Margie Dent, Chris Doffitt, Bruce Hoagland, Amy Jenkins, Wesley Knapp, Stephanie Koontz, Lisa Kruse, David Lincicome, Gemma Milly, Sarah Norris, Carrie Radcliffe, Hanna Rosner-Katz, Al Schotz, Jason Singhurst, Diana Soteropoulos, Carlee Steppe, Samantha Tessel, John Townsend, Alan Weakley, Brenda Wichmann, and Theo Witsell. Status assessment workshop, Oct. 17-20, 2022, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2022. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 24, 2022. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2022 pp.