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Pyrrocoma uniflora

(Hook.) Greene

Plantain Goldenweed

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160631

Element CodePDASTDT0K0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusPyrrocoma

Synonyms

Haplopappus uniflorus(Hook.) Torr. & Gray

Other Common Names

plantain goldenweed (EN) Pyrrocome uniflore (FR)

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 here in a somewhat narrow sense, treating Haplopappus uniflorus ssp. linearis (e.g. Ferris 1960) to be Pyrrocoma linearis (Kartesz 1994, 1999).

Conservation Status

Review Date1997-03-15

Change Date1997-03-15

Edition Date1993-11-12

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., 11/93; rev. G. Thunhorst 8/96, B. MacBryde 2/2001.

Rank Reasons

Often in somewhat alkaline soils (e.g., near hot springs) in wet or dry meadows, in a fairly broad distribution: California (1400-2900 meters) to Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado in the U.S., and Alberta and the District of Mackenzie in Canada.

Range Extent Comments

CA (San Bernardino Mnts., as disjunct; Great Basin Province) to OR, ID, MT, WY and CO. In Canada: Alberta and District of Mackenzie (Kartesz 1999).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Alkaline soils of mountain meadows, open forest, near hot springs; 1400-2900 meters (Hickman 1993). Often in alkaline meadows, but not the more highly alkaline sites (Cronquist 1994).

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	SH	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S3	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Idaho	S4	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glass Mountain	Inyo National Forest	52,867

References (11)

Cronquist, A. 1955. Compositae. In C.L. Hitchcock, A. Cronquist, M. Ownbey, and J.W. Thompson (eds.). Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Part 5. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. 343 pp.
Cronquist, A. 1994. Asterales. In A. Cronquist, A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. Intermountain flora: Vascular plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 5. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 496 pp.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1974. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. 2nd printing, with corrections. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xix + 730 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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Komarek, S. 1994. Flora of the San Juans: A field guide to the mountain plants of southwestern Colorado. Kivaki Press, Durango, Colorado. 244 pp.
Weber, W.A., and R.C. Wittmann. 1996a. Colorado flora: Eastern slope. Revised edition. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot, Colorado. 524 pp.
Weber, W.A., and R.C. Wittmann. 1996b. Colorado flora: Western slope. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot, Colorado. 496 pp.
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.