Schwein. ex Ell.
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144581
Element CodePDMON04020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusMonotropsis
Other Common Namespygmypipes (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 CommentsKartesz (1994), FNA (2009), and Wunderlin & Hansen (2011) include M. reynoldsiae within M. odorata. Weakley (2012) considers M. reynoldsiae distinct from M. odorata.
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-12-22
Change Date1989-02-17
Edition Date1997-10-22
Edition AuthorsD. Gries
Threat ImpactMedium
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank ReasonsMonotropsis odorata is a monotypic endemic centered in the Appalachians. It occurs more frequently in North Carolina and Virginia and becomes more rare as it reaches the limits of its range, which is from Maryland and West Virginia south to Alabama, Georgia and possibly Florida.
Range Extent CommentsMonotropsis odorata occurs in the Appalachian mountains of the southeastern U.S.A., being most common in North Carolina and Virginia.
Threat Impact CommentsMonotropsis odorata has a limited distribution and is rare throughout its range; loss of forested habitat is a threat to this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).