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Psathyrotes pilifera

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Hairy-beast Brittle-stem

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147062

Element CodePDAST7N020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusPsathyrotes

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 Date1996-07-31

Change Date1996-07-31

Edition Date1993-06-29

Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev. J. Beckman (7/96)

Rank Reasons

Found in southern Utah, southern Nevada and northern Arizona in warm desert and salt desert shrub communities. Rare in Nevada and known from three sites in Arizona and five counties in Utah.

Range Extent Comments

Utah in Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, and Washington Counties (Welsh et al. 1993); Arizona (Coconono County at Lee's Ferry, Navajo Bridge, Houserock Valley); Nevada at North Shore Road and Muddy Mountains, which are both in Clark County (Kartesz 1988).

Occurrences Comments

9 sites in Utah (Albee et al. 1988). Rare in southern Nevada (Kartesz 1988).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Warm desert and salt desert shrub, commonly on gypsiferous substrates on the Moenkopi, Chinile and Cutler formations, 760-2060 meters (Welsh et al. 1993). Creosote bush.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Atchinson	Dixie National Forest	17,655
Mogotsu	Dixie National Forest	16,762

References (5)

Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 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.
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.
Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.