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Boykinia aconitifolia

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Brook Saxifrage

G4Apparently Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132192
Element CodePDSAX04010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusBoykinia
Other Common Names
Allegheny brookfoam (EN) Allegheny Brookfoam (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 Date1988-11-07
Change Date1988-11-07
Threat Impact Comments
At high risk due to sedimentation and other pollutants. Land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, forest management practices, succession, and alteration of hydrology are also serious threats to this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS1Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
South CarolinaS2Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
AlabamaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 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. 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.