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Micromonolepis pusilla

(Torr. ex S. Wats.) Ulbr.

Red Povertyweed

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155651
Element CodePDCHE0F020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusMicromonolepis
Synonyms
Monolepis pusillaTorr. ex S. Wats.
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
FNA (2003, vol. 4), Fuentes-Bazan et al. (2012), and Sukhorukov et al. (2018) treat Monolepis pusilla, as accepted by Kartesz (1994), in the genus Micromonolepis as Micromonolepis pusilla.
Conservation Status
Review Date2007-06-14
Change Date1990-01-16
Edition Date1989-01-18
Edition AuthorsRusso, Mary (TNC WRO)
Range Extent Comments
Occurs in central Washington, southeastern Oregon, eastern California, Nevada, southern Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and western Colorado.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found on alkaline flats (Wildflower Center, 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Playa/salt flat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
UtahS1Yes
WyomingS2Yes
ColoradoSHYes
WashingtonS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
  2. Fuentes-Bazan, S., P. Uotila, and T. Borsch. 2012. A novel phylogeny-based generic classification for <i>Chenopodium </i>sensu lato, and a tribal rearrangement of Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae). Willdenowia 42:5-24.
  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. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  5. Sukhorukov, A.P., Nilova, M.V., Krinitsina, A.A., Zaika, M.A., Erst, A.S., and K.A. Shepherd. 2018. Molecular phylogenetic data and seed coat anatomy resolve the generic position of some critical Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae–Amaranthaceae) with reduced perianth segments. PhytoKeys 109: 103–128.
  6. Wildflower Center. 2020. Native Plant Database: <i>Monolepis pusilla</i>. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Austin. Accessed: September 21, 2022. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MOPU3