Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129102
Element CodePDAST4W1Z0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusHieracium
Other Common NamesGreene's hawkweed (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, 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 CommentsThe name Hieracium greenei (for a plant of California and Oregon) is sometimes confused with the name Hieracium greenii, which refers to a plant that occurs in the Appalachian region and is a separate, distinct entity. The Appalachian plant is also sometimes called H. trailii.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-11-12
Change Date1993-11-12
Edition Date1993-11-12
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank ReasonsLeast collected of w. hawkweeds; only 4 collections in OSC Herbarium. On the Oregon review list. EGR supports GRANK of G3? (88-04-05). Montane forests in northern California and Oregon.
Range Extent CommentsSiskiyou region of southern Oregon and northern California, extending as far south as Lake County, California, and east to Mt. Lassenand and Mt. Shasta; north to Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.
Occurrences Comments28 populations (mapped by Deardorff, 1977 PhD thesis, U. of WA).