Pedicularis pulchella

Pennell

Mountain Lousewort

G3Vulnerable Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130233
Element CodePDSCR1K0X0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusPedicularis
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 Date2012-11-01
Change Date1988-06-30
Edition Date1987-12-08
Edition AuthorsNEIGHBOURS, M.L. (1987)
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Number of occurrences; concurrence of Steve Shelley of MTHP.
Range Extent Comments
Regional endemic of southwestern Montana and northwestern Wyoming.
Occurrences Comments
Eight known occurrences in Wyoming, collected in the southeastern Absaroka & possibly northern Absaroka Mountains; known in Montana, but no documentation.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open slopes in alpine and subalpine areas.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS1Yes
WyomingS3Yes
MontanaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Storm LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest9,324
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
References (1)
  1. 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.