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Erigeron uintahensis

Cronq.

Uintah Fleabane

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156555
Element CodePDAST3M440
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusErigeron
Synonyms
Erigeron speciosus var. uintahensis(Cronquist) S.L. Welsh
Other Common Names
Uinta Fleabane (EN) Uinta fleabane (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.
Taxonomic Comments
According to FNA (2006, vol. 20), intergrades of Erigeron uintahensis occur with E. subtrinervis and E. speciosus.
Conservation Status
Review Date1999-05-18
Change Date1998-04-10
Edition Date1999-05-18
Edition AuthorsFayette, Kim and Susan Spackman
Rank Reasons
E. uintahensis is found in 16 counties in Utah, commonly in south and central Wyoming, and peripherally in Colorado.
Range Extent Comments
E. uintahensis is found in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming (Kartesz and the Biota of North America Program 1998). It occurs in northwestern Moffat County, Colorado (Weber and Wittmann 1996), 16 counties (Beaver, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber counties) in Utah (Welsh et al. 1993), and southwest and southcentral Wyoming (Dorn 1992).
Occurrences Comments
There are at least 15 occurrences in Wyoming and populations may be locally abundant (S2) (pers. comm. Walt Fertig WYNDD 1999 to Kim Fayette). There are 3 specimens at the CSU Herbarium (1999) from Moffat County, Colorado and Wasatch County, Utah. It is known from 16 counties in Utah (Welsh et al. 1993).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in sagebrush, mountain brush, ponderosa pine, aspen, lodgepole pine, spruce-fir, and alpine meadow communities at 2000-3420 meters (Welsh et al. 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
IdahoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
References (8)
  1. Colorado State University Herbarium. 1999. "Colorado State University Herbarium Database". http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Biology/Herbarium/ database.html. (May 15 1999).
  2. Dorn, R.D. 1992. Vascular plants of Wyoming, 2nd edition. Mountain West Publishing, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
  3. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J., and the Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 1998. A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. http://plants.usda.gov.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Weber, W.A., and R.C. Wittmann. 1996a. Colorado flora: Eastern slope. Revised edition. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot, Colorado. 524 pp.
  8. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.