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Coreocarpus arizonicus

(Gray) Blake

Little Lemonhead

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148136
Element CodePDAST2K010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCoreocarpus
Other Common Names
Arizona Coreocarpus (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Comprised of two varieties, with var. filiformis endemic to Mexico (Shreve and Wiggins 1964; cf. Martin et al. 1998).
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-03-23
Change Date2001-03-23
Edition Date2001-03-23
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., 6/93; rev. B. MacBryde 3/2001.
Rank Reasons
Coreocarpus arizonicus is in southern Arizona and northern Mexico (at least Sonora, Chihuahua), favoring shady canyon bottoms and rich soil, but also occurring on rocky slopes.
Range Extent Comments
Southern Arizona (Cochise, Santa Cruz and Pima counties) and northern Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

3,000 to 5,500 ft., rich soil along streams.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Arizona (7)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
References (4)
  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.
  2. 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.
  3. Martin, P.S., D. Yetman, M. Fishbein, P. Jenkins, T.R. Van Devender, and R.K. Wilson. 1998. Gentry's Rio Mayo plants; The tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 558 pp. + map.
  4. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.