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Glandularia chiricahensis

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Chiricahua Vervain

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137946
Element CodePDVER0A030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusGlandularia
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
Glandularia chiricahensis is a distinct species, supported by recent taxonomic and molecular phylogeny research (Umber 1979, Marx 2010, Nesom 2010).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2018-11-07
Change Date2018-11-07
Edition Date2018-11-07
Edition AuthorsLarry E. Morse (1995), rev. L. Morse (2000), rev. C. Nordman (2018)
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 300
Rank Reasons
Glandularia chiricahensis is endemic to mountainous areas in central and southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and eastern Sonora, and western Chihuahua states in Mexico (iNaturalist 2018, Nesom 2010, SEINet 2018, Umber 1979). It is locally fairly common in the Chiricahua Mountains, Coronado National Forest in southeastern Arizona (Umber 1979), and in the Western Clear Creek Wilderness, Conocino National Forest in central Arizona (McBride 2016). It seems to prefer disturbed (i.e., post-logging) sites, and there does not appear to be any imminent threat for the species (Arizona Game and Fish Department 2013).
Range Extent Comments
Glandularia chiricahensis is known from mountainous areas in central and southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and eastern Sonora, and western Chihuahua states in Mexico (iNaturalist 2018, SEINet 2018).
Threat Impact Comments
Invasive exotic species threaten some populations of Glandularia chiricahensis.
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Glandularia chiricahensis is a perennial herb 20-80 cm (8 - 32 inches) tall, with stiff white hairs, and opposite, deeply divided leaves. The flowers are various shades of pink to purplish pink, or violet and are in clusters (Arizona Game and Fish Department 2013, Nesom 2010, Umber 1979).

Habitat

Glandularia chiricahensis is most common in openings, often disturbed, in coniferous forests at elevations above 6000 feet (1800 m). It occurs in riparian areas as low as 4600 feet (1400 m). Rangewide, Glandularia chiricahensis occurs between 4600 and 10000 feet (1400 to 3050 m). Collections from Arizona extend this range down to 5,700 feet (1,740 m). The highest elevation collections are in the Pinaleno Mountains in Arizona above 9100 feet (2775 m), including at about 10000 feet (3050 m) near the summit of Mt. Graham (Arizona Game and Fish Department 2013, SEINet 2018, Umber 1979). The highest elevation in Mexico is 8530 feet (2600 m) near the summit of Cerro de las Flores (SEINet 2018).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - Conifer
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaS3Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
8 - Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh - moderate
8.1 - Invasive non-native/alien species/diseasesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh - moderate

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL, SUMMER-FLOWERING
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Arizona (12)
AreaForestAcres
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
Mitchell PeakApache-Sitgreaves National Forests35,398
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Painted BluffsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests43,118
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
References (8)
  1. Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2013. Glandularia chiricahensis. Unpublished abstract compiled and edited by the Heritage Data Management System, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. 4 pp.
  2. iNaturalist. Online. Available: http://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2018).
  3. 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.
  4. Marx, H.E., N. O'Leary, Y.W. Yuan, P. Lu-Irving, D.C. Tank, M.E. Mulgura, and R.G. Olmstead. 2010. A molecular phylogeny and classification of Verbenaceae. American Journal of Botany 97(10): 1647–1663.
  5. McBride, W.C. 2016. Vascular flora of West Clear Creek Wilderness, Coconino and Yavapai Counties, Arizona. Masters thesis, Northern Arizona University. Online. Available: http://openknowledge.nau.edu/2949/ (accessed 2018).
  6. Nesom, G.L.  2010.  Taxonomy of the Glandularia bipinnatifida group (Verbenaceae) in the USA.  Phytoneuron 46: 1– 20. Online. Available: http://www.phytoneuron.net/PhytoN-Glandulariawrightii.pdf (Accessed 2018).
  7. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2018. Collections Databases. Online. Available: http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/ (accessed 2018).
  8. Umber, R.E. 1979. The genus Glandularia (Verbenaceae) in North America. Systematic Botany 4(1): 72-102.