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Calyptridium parryi

Gray

Parry's Pussy-paws

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

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129555

Element CodePDPOR09050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyMontiaceae

GenusCalyptridium

Synonyms

Cistanthe parryi(Gray) Hershkovitz

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

In a phylogenetic analysis of western North and South American Portulacaceae, Hershkovitz (2006) places this species in the genus Calyptridium and treats it as Calyptridium parryi. In contrast, Kartesz (1994) and FNA (2003, vol. 4) treat it as Cistanthe parryi. Both Hershkovitz (2006) and Kartesz (1994) treat this species with varieties. However, FNA (2003, vol. 4) notes, "Some authorities recognize varietal segregates in this species based on minor characters that appear to exhibit much variation from population to population; they are not treated in this account."

Conservation Status

Review Date1995-08-03

Change Date1996-02-27

Edition Date1995-09-25

Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (1995)

Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Reported from scattered localities in Calif., Nev., Utah, Ariz., and Mexico; apparently not abundant.

Range Extent Comments

Scattered reports from Calif., Nev., Utah, Ariz., and Sonora, Mexico.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S1	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Birch Creek	Inyo National Forest	28,816
Black Canyon	Inyo National Forest	32,421
Heartbreak Ridge	San Bernardino National Forest	4,455
Soldier Canyon	Inyo National Forest	40,589
Sugarloaf	San Bernardino National Forest	8,206

References (8)

Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Hershkovitz, M.A. 2006. Ribosomal and chloroplast DNA evidence for diversification of western American Portulacaceae in the Andean region. Gayana Botánica 63(1): 13-74.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 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.
Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.