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Phlox griseola

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Grayleaf Phlox

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135310
Element CodePDPLM0D0Y0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPhlox
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Considered to be comprised of subsp. griseola and subsp. tumulosa (Kartesz 1988, 1999). Welsh et al. (1993) recognizes Phlox griseola and P. tumulosa as distinct species (thus recognizing P. griseola in a more strict sense than Kartesz 1999).
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-08-02
Change Date1998-01-26
Edition Date2000-08-02
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Phlox griseola (which is comprised of two subspecies) ranges from southwestern Utah (1525-2075 meters) to southeastern Nevada (about 1220-2280 meters) and northwestern Arizona (about 1220 meters), occurring on dry sandy barrens and rocky foothill slopes, and in sandy or clay soil in dry intermontane valleys, in sagebrush and pinyon-juniper communities.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Snake - MurphyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest27,064
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Stoddard MountainDixie National Forest13,165
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
References (6)
  1. Cronquist, A., A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. 1984. Intermountain Flora: Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 4, Subclass Asteridae (except Asteraceae). New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 573 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. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  5. Stone, R.D. 1998. Endemic and rare plants of Utah: an overview of their distribution and status. Prepared for: Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, U.S. Department of the Interior by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. 566 pp. + appendices. [https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/ucdc/ViewReports/plantrpt.htm]
  6. 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.