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Saussurea americana

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American Saw-wort

G5Secure Found in 34 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135487
Element CodePDAST8B020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSaussurea
Other Common Names
American saw-wort (EN) Saussurée d'Amérique (FR)
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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2019-10-19
Change Date1990-01-16
Edition Date1989-01-18
Edition AuthorsRusso, Mary (TNC WRO)
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Limited to western North America, with hundreds to thousands of occurrences.
Range Extent Comments
Spotty distribution from Alaska to California and Montana.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist meadows and open woods.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaS2Yes
CaliforniaS1Yes
MontanaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (34)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Idaho (4)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (7)
AreaForestAcres
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Chippewa #682Kootenai National Forest1,262
Gilt Edge - Silver CreekLolo National Forest10,055
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Sheep Mountain - StatelineLolo National Forest37,844
Oregon (9)
AreaForestAcres
HuckleberryWallowa-Whitman National Forest11,238
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
Jaussaud CorralUmatilla National Forest5,535
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
Little CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest2,815
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
Washington (10)
AreaForestAcres
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
QuartzWenatchee National Forest8,550
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 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. 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.