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Eremogone congesta

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Capitate Sandwort

G5Secure Found in 62 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135535
Element CodePDCAR04050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusEremogone
Synonyms
Arenaria congestaNutt.
Other Common Names
Ball-head Sandwort (EN) ballhead sandwort (EN) Sabline capillaire (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 MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-27
Change Date1988-07-29
Edition Date2003-03-14
Edition AuthorsFellows, M.
Rank Reasons
Element is widespread (>5 states) on dry rocky or sandy slopes, ridges and/or rock crevices in a variety of dominant community types: pinyon-juniper, sagebrsuh, mountain brush, and alpine.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
NevadaS5Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
UtahSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
WyomingS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (62)
California (19)
AreaForestAcres
Bear Camp FlatModoc National Forest2,471
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Wilderness ContiguousMendocino National Forest3,606
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Idaho (4)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (6)
AreaForestAcres
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Jerico MountainHelena National Forest8,445
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Nevada (7)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest18,161
Currant - East SlopeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest10,101
Iron SpringHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest36,737
Red MountainHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,242
Snake - Peacock CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,069
White Rock MtnHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest24,917
WildcatHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,565
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
GibsonWasatch-Cache National Forest5,350
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Wyoming (15)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little Popo AgieShoshone National Forest8,333
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
Mowry PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,244
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Savage Run AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest2,368
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (5)
  1. 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.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  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. 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.