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Pedicularis pulchella

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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

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	S1	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Montana (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Big Hole	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	52,227
Storm Lake	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	9,324

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cloud Peak Contiguous	Bighorn National Forest	113,757
Gros Ventre Mountains	Bridger-Teton National Forest	106,418
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre River	Bridger-Teton National Forest	166,097

References (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.