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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

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
East Yuba	Tahoe National Forest	17,968
West Yuba	Tahoe National Forest	16,059

Washington (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Norse Peak	Wenatchee National Forest	10,169
Quilcene	Olympic National Forest	18,656
Teanaway	Wenatchee National Forest	72,849

References (3)

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.
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.
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.