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Solidago ouachitensis

C.& J. Taylor

Ouachita Mountain Goldenrod

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130318

Element CodePDAST8P2L0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusSolidago

Other Common Names

Ouachita Mountain goldenrod (EN)

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 Date1999-06-04

Change Date1995-11-22

Edition Date1999-06-04

Edition AuthorsLogan, John, rev. D. Gries (1999)

Range Extent<100-250 square km (less than about 40-100 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Solidago ouachitensis is endemic to the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma and is known from fewer than thirty occurrences. The goldenrod is found in very mesic forests on north-facing slopes of the mountains. The populations located in Mt. Nebo State Park in Arkansas are currently protected under Arkansas State Park regulations and other populations probably receive protection due to their occurrence on north-facing slopes in the Ouachita National Forest.

Range Extent Comments

Endemic to a small portion of Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Occurrences Comments

Eighteen element occurrence records in Arkansas, ten in Oklahoma.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Mesic, wooded, north slopes of the Ouachita Mountains.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Oklahoma	S2	Yes
Arkansas	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Brush Heap	Ouachita National Forest	4,205

References (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.
Taylor, C. E., and J. Taylor. 1986. <i>Solidago </i>(Asteraceae) of limited distribution in the central United States. Sida 11(3):334-339.