Erysimum arenicola

S. Wats.

Cascade Wallflower

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157201
Element CodePDBRA16020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusErysimum
Other Common Names
cascade wallflower (EN) Sand-dwelling Wallflower (EN) Vélar des sables (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America (vol. 7, 2010) lumps subspecific taxa.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-24
Change Date1993-06-24
Edition Date1993-06-24
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Rank Reasons
Extremely common in the Sierra Nevada and has a wide habitat.
Range Extent Comments
Found in NW NV, from Wassuk Range to Sierra Nevada. CA and NV.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry, open, stony alpine slopes, knolls, roadsides, and flats.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
West YubaTahoe National Forest16,059
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.