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Solidago leiocarpa

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Cutler's Alpine Goldenrod

G3Vulnerable Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.639856
Element CodePDAST8P3H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSolidago
Synonyms
Solidago cutleriFern.
Other Common Names
Cutler's alpine goldenrod (EN) Verge d'or de Cutler (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Eastern U.S. reports of "Solidago multiradiata var. arctica" are actually Solidago cutleri per Kartesz (1999), who considers Solidago multiradiata var. arctica endemic to Alaska. The older name Solidago leiocarpa takes priority, rather than Solidago cutleri, according to Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006) and Semple et al. (2020).
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2021-05-07
Change Date2021-05-07
Edition Date2021-05-07
Edition AuthorsTomaino, A. (2021)
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Solidago leiocarpa is known only from alpine habitats in New England and adjacent northern New York. Threats include trampling and climate change.
Range Extent Comments
Solidago leiocarpa is restricted to alpine summits in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and adjacent northern New York (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2006, Semple 2020). A report from Quebec was determined to be a misidentification (J. Labrecque, pers. comm., 2020).
Threat Impact Comments
Threats include trampling and erosion caused by hiking traffic, and climate change (NatureServe Network Database as of May 2021).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in alpine habitats at 800-1600 m elevation (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2006).
Terrestrial Habitats
Alpine
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
VermontS1Yes
MaineS1Yes
New HampshireS3Yes
New YorkS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
New Hampshire (6)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Kartesz, J.T., and R. Kartesz. 1980. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada and Greenland. Vol. 2. The biota of North America. Univ. of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 500 pp.
  5. Semple, J.C., Y. Ma, L. Tong, and M. Sorour. 2020. A multivariate morphometric analysis of Solidago sect. Solidago and sect. Multiradiatae Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytoneuron 38: 1-59.