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Rhinotropis intermontana

(T. Wendt) J.R. Abbott

Intermountain Milkwort

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158349
Element CodePDPGL021U0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygalales
FamilyPolygalaceae
GenusRhinotropis
Synonyms
Polygala acanthoclada var. intricataEastw.Polygala intermontanaT. Wendt
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 Date2001-01-12
Change Date1994-03-05
Edition Date2001-01-12
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Polygala intermontana ranges from central-eastern California (2600-2700 meters) through southern Nevada to western and southern Utah and northeastern Arizona.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
Navajo NationSNRYes
ArizonaS1Yes
NevadaS3Yes
CaliforniaS1Yes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Nevada (6)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Devils Cave RidgeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,791
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
Table Mtn. - EastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest87,789
West Walker (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,683
References (9)
  1. 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.
  2. Beatley, J.C. 1976. Vascular plants of the Nevada test site and central-southern Nevada: Ecologic and geographic distributions. U.S. Department of Commerce, Energy Research and Development Administration, Technical Information Center, Springfield, Virginia.
  3. Cronquist, A., A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, P.K. Holmgren. 1997. Intermountain Flora, Volume 3, Part A Subclass Rosidae (except Fabales). The New York Botanical Gardens. Bronx, New York. 446 pp.
  4. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
  5. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  6. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.