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Stewartia ovata

(Cav.) Weatherby

Mountain Camellia

G4Apparently Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148162
Element CodePDTHC06020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderTheales
FamilyTheaceae
GenusStewartia
Other Common Names
mountain camellia (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 Date1988-09-19
Change Date1988-09-19
Threat Impact Comments
Stewartia ovata is wide ranging but infrequent; it is threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and interspecific factors - it seems to have difficulty becoming widely established (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS2Yes
AlabamaS2Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
South CarolinaS2Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
TennesseeS4Yes
MississippiS1Yes
FloridaSNRYes
KentuckyS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock 2Sumter National Forest517
References (4)
  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. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. 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.