Home/Species/ Allegheny-spurge

Pachysandra procumbens

Michx.

Allegheny-spurge

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160013

Element CodePDBUX02010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEuphorbiales

FamilyBuxaceae

GenusPachysandra

Other Common Names

Allegheny-spurge (EN) Mountain-spurge (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 Date1984-08-13

Change Date1984-08-13

Threat Impact Comments

Pachysandra procumbens is a significantly rare species infrequent on National Forest Service lands and critically imperiled in many locations throughout its range. As a result, it is moderately threatened by the alteration and conversion of natural forests. It is also exploited by some for cultivation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rich woods with limestone substrate [http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=papr7]; Allegheny-spurge inhabits moist, rich, calcareous woods [http://www.goldendelighthoney.com/tes/PAPR7/papr7_text.html]

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/Woodland

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S1	Yes
Louisiana	S2	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
South Carolina	S2	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S4	Yes
Mississippi	S3	Yes
Tennessee	S4	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Alabama	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Southern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	11,985

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
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.
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.