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Paronychia pulvinata

Gray

Rocky Mountain Nailwort

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160605

Element CodePDCAR0L0N0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusParonychia

Other Common Names

Rocky Mountain nailwort (EN)

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.

Conservation Status

Review Date2002-10-11

Change Date2002-10-11

Edition Date1994-02-25

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn, rev. L. Morse (1994)

Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 - 300

Rank Reasons

Range information not available, which suggests that the species' distribution is very limited. Rank in WY is S1. Reported from Colo., N.Mex., Utah, and Wyoming by Kartesz. Rank provided by Walter Fertig (Wyoming HP).

Range Extent Comments

Paronychia pulvinata occurs in southeastern Wyoming, central Colorado, eastern Utah, and northern New Mexico.

Occurrences Comments

There are 25 Colorado specimens at the CU Herbarium (1999). There are four specimens from New Mexico

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Paronychia pulvinata occurs on rocky slopes or scree of alpine or subalpine regions (Dorn 1988).

Terrestrial Habitats

AlpineTundraBare rock/talus/scree

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S3	Yes
Utah	S1	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

Colorado (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bristol Head	Rio Grande NF	46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent Area	Arapaho & Roosevelt NFs	44,158

New Mexico (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study Area	Carson National Forest	43,739
Latir Peak	Carson National Forest	3,573
Pecos	Carson National Forest	13,436
Pecos WS River	Santa Fe National Forest	5,396

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
French Creek	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	5,928
Libby Flats	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	11,107
Snowy Range	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	29,660

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 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.