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Parthenice mollis

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Annual Monsterwort

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132928
Element CodePDAST6U010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusParthenice
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. peninsularis endemic to Baja California, Mexico (Wiggins 1980).
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-03-23
Change Date2001-03-23
Edition Date1992-12-28
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., 12/92; rev. B. MacBryde 3/2001.
Rank Reasons
Parthenice mollis ranges from northwestern Mexico (at least Baja California and Sonora) to southern Arizona and New Mexico, occurring on mesas and foothills, in canyons (e.g., along watercourses), and in milpa clearings.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Arizona (3)
AreaForestAcres
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 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. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.
  6. Wiggins, I.L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1025 pp.