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Prosartes maculata

A. Gray

Nodding Mandarin

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147489
Element CodePMLIL0R030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyLiliaceae
GenusProsartes
Synonyms
Disporum maculatum(Buckl.) Britt.
Other Common Names
yellow mandarin (EN) Yellow Mandarin (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Treated in the genus Prosartes as P. maculata by Kartesz (1999) and FNA (vol. 26, 2002).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2018-08-17
Change Date2018-08-17
Edition Date2018-08-17
Edition AuthorsS.L. Neid, MRO, rev. Treher (2018)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
Prosartes maculata is restricted mainly to the Appalachian highlands in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia, plus a disjunct range in southern Ohio on the Allegheny Plateau physiographic province. There are over 100 extant occurrences. Population sizes tend to be small and unprotected occurrences may be threatened by land use practices.
Range Extent Comments
Prosartes maculata is restricted mainly to the Appalachian highlands in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia, plus a disjunct range in southern Ohio on the Allegheny Plateau physiographic province.
Occurrences Comments
For the states where occurrences are well documented, there are approximately twelve in Georgia, fifty-six in North Carolina, four in West Virginia, and fifty-three in Ohio, one in Alabama.
Threat Impact Comments
This species is threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002). Other threats include opening of the forest canopy (i.e. clear-cut logging), digging by wildflower gardeners, or casual flower picking.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Mature, rich mesic hardwood forest: slopes, ravines, or dry ridge crests (Appalachian Mountains) or hardwood floodplain forest (Ohio).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaS3Yes
OhioS3Yes
West VirginiaS1Yes
MichiganSXYes
VirginiaS3Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
AlabamaS1Yes
KentuckyS3Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
5 - Biological resource useUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
5.2 - Gathering terrestrial plantsUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
5.2.1 - Intentional use (species being assessed is the target)UnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
5.3 - Logging & wood harvestingUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)

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Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
Georgia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Barkers Creek (addition)Nantahala National Forest975
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Sharptop Ridge (addition)Nantahala National Forest600
Tennessee (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
References (8)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  2. Johnson, R. G. 1968. Notes on the Distribution of <i>Disporum maculatum</i> (Buckl.) Britton. Castanea 33:262-266.
  3. Jones, Q. 1951. A cytotaxonomic study of the genus <i>Disporum</i> in North America. Contibutions from the Gray Herbarium, 1951.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. McCance, R.M., Jr. and J.F. Burns. 1984. Ohio Endangered and Threatened Vascular Plants. Abstracts of State-listed Taxa. Department of Natural Resources. Columbus, Ohio.
  7. Patrick, Dr. Thomas. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle, Georgia. Correspondence with S.L. Neid, MRO, Feb/Mar, 1997.
  8. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.