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Galium lanceolatum

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Torrey's Wild Licorice

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142282

Element CodePDRUB0N180

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRubiales

FamilyRubiaceae

GenusGalium

Other Common Names

Gaillet lancéolé (FR) Lanceleaf Wild Licorice (EN) lanceleaf wild licorice (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

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-04-29

Change Date1988-08-04

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S5	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Illinois	S1	Yes
Delaware	S3	Yes
Alabama	S1	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S4	Yes
South Carolina	S1	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
West Virginia	S5	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S2	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little River	George Washington National Forest	27,292

References (1)

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.