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Laphamia stansburyi

A. Gray

Stansbury's Rockdaisy

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141385
Element CodePDAST700Q0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLaphamia
Synonyms
Perityle stansburii(Gray) J.F. Macbr.Perityle stansburyi(Gray) J.F. Macbr.
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Name spelled 'stansburyi' by Kartesz (1999); has also been spelled 'stansburii' (e.g., by Kartesz, 1994).
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-06-27
Change Date2000-06-27
Edition Date1993-06-28
Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev. J. Beckman (3/96)
Rank Reasons
Endemic to Great Basin and limited to limestone, dolomite and igneous ignimbrite outcrops in desert shrub, mountain brush and pinyon-juniper communities. Range restricted to northeastern Nevada and western Utah. Abundance not known.
Range Extent Comments
A Great Basin endemic. Found in Utah (Beaver, Juab, Millard, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier and Tooele Counties (Welsh et al. 1993). Elko and White Pine Counties in Nevada. Incidentally, the only member of its genus in northern Nevada. (Kartesz 1988).
Occurrences Comments
31 sites in western Utah (Albee et al. 1988).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Limestone, dolomite, and igneous ignimbrite (ash flow tuff) outcrops, in mixed desert shrub, pinyon-juniper, and mountain brush communities at 1280-2075m (Welsh et al. 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS2Yes
UtahS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Nevada (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Moriah - Hendrys Ck.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,345
Snake - Big WashHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,146
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
Oak CreekFishlake National Forest54,053
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
References (5)
  1. Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. Lichter-Marck, I.H. and B.G. Baldwin. 2022. A phylogenetically informed reclassification of the Rock Daisies (Peritylea; Compositae). Systematic Botany 47(3):802-816.
  5. 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.