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Adlumia fungosa

(Ait.) Greene ex B.S.P.

Climbing Fumitory

G4Apparently Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

UnknownThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128847

Element CodePDFUM02010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPapaverales

FamilyPapaveraceae

GenusAdlumia

Synonyms

Fumaria fungosaAiton

Other Common Names

Adlumie fongueuse (FR) allegheny vine (EN) Allegheny-vine (EN) Cliff-harlequin (EN) Mountain-fringe (EN)

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 Date2022-09-22

Change Date1984-03-02

Edition Date2022-09-22

Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (2002), rev. Treher (2022)

Threat ImpactUnknown

Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences> 300

Rank Reasons

Adlumia fungosa is a widespread but infrequent annual or biennial herbaceous vine of the central and eastern United States and southern Canada. It is a long-term seed-banker and appears after fire or other disturbance. There are hundreds of occurrences known but there are also a large number of historical and some extirpated occurrences that suggest an unknown degree of long term decline.

Range Extent Comments

Adlumia fungosa is widespread but infrequent in eastern and central North America. It is considered exotic in Illinois, British Columbia, and Alberta and may be treated the same in Washington, where it appears to have naturalized (iNaturalist 2022).

Occurrences Comments

Based on NatureServe Network occurrence data, herbarium records, photo-based observations, and anecdotal evidence, there are likely over 300 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2022, SEINet 2022, iNaturalist 2022, NatureServe 2022).

Threat Impact Comments

This species is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation and by forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002). It is a long-term seed banker, appearing after fire or other local disturbance where the seed bank remains intact (Judziewicz 2001), thus fire suppression is a potential threat. Logging and clearing can create favorable disturbance in some situations (Reznicek et al. 2022).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species grows on rocky slopes, shores, and outcrops or in dry to moist woods and thickets with recent disturbance, such as fire (Reznicek et al. 2022, FNA 1997).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - HardwoodForest - ConiferForest - MixedShrubland/chaparralCliff

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Wisconsin	S2	Yes
Minnesota	S3	Yes
Ohio	S1	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
New Jersey	S2	Yes
Indiana	SX	Yes
Tennessee	S2	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes
Delaware	SX	Yes
New Hampshire	S1	Yes
Maine	S1	Yes
Kentucky	SH	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes
Rhode Island	S1	Yes
West Virginia	S3	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Massachusetts	S3	Yes
Michigan	S3	Yes
Illinois	SNA	No
Maryland	S2	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Quebec	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Manitoba	SH	Yes

Threat Assessments

Threat	Scope	Severity	Timing
Unknown/undetermined	—	—	—

Plant Characteristics

DurationANNUAL, BIENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Garden Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	3,960
Hunting Camp Little Wolf Creek	Jefferson National Forest	8,953

References (11)

Dodds, J. 2022. <i>Adlumia fungosa</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites, State Forest Fire Service and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 16 pp. [https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/adlumia-fungosa-climbing-fumitory.pdf]
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2022. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2022).
iNaturalist. 2022. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 28 February 2022.
Judziewicz, E. J. 2001. Flora and vegetation of the Grand Traverse Islands (Lake Michigan), Wisconsin and Michigan. Michigan Botanist 40: 81-208.
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.
NatureServe. 2022. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
Reznicek, A.A., E.G. Voss, and B.S. Walters. 2022. Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan. Online. Available: https://michiganflora.net (Accessed 2022).
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2022. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2022).
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.

Adlumia fungosa

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