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Polemonium pauciflorum

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Few-flowered Polemonium

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152381
Element CodePDPLM0E0G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPolemonium
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
Although Arizona was omitted from the range in Correll and Correll (1972) versus Correll and Johnston (1970), this species is considered to occur there (e.g., Kartesz 1999; cf. this database for ssp. hinkleyi).
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-10-14
Change Date2002-10-14
Edition Date2002-10-14
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce (2000)
Rank Reasons
Polemonium pauciflorum has been reported to occur in Mexico (Chihuahua and Nuevo Leon), and in the U.S. in western Texas (Davis Mountains) and southeastern Arizona (Cochise County). The species has been considered to be comprised of two subspecies, with at least subsp. hinkleyi being rare.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS2Yes
TexasS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
References (5)
  1. Correll, D.S., and H.B. Correll. 1972. Aquatic and wetland plants of southwestern United States. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1777 pp.
  2. Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.