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Erigeron nivalis

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Snow Fleabane

G5Secure Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.800770
Element CodePDASTE1060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusErigeron
Synonyms
Erigeron acris ssp. debilis(Gray) Piper
Other Common Names
Vergerette des neiges (FR)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Nesom's treatment in FNA (2006, vol. 20) recognizes Erigeron nivalis saying, "Erigeron nivalis usually has been treated as an infra-specific taxon within E. acris; the two are broadly sympatric in the northwestern United States and Canada without obvious intergrades. Both occur over a wide range of elevations and in similar habitats." Kartesz (1999) recognized it as E. acris ssp. debilis. The treatment in FNA (2006) also includes E. scotteri which was recognized as distinct in Kartesz (1999).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-12
Change Date2016-07-12
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
WyomingS4Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CaliforniaS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
  2. 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.