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Primula egaliksensis

Wormsk. ex Hornem.

Greenland Primrose

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142590

Element CodePDPRI08060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPrimulales

FamilyPrimulaceae

GenusPrimula

Other Common Names

Greenland primrose (EN) Primevère du fjord Egalik (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 Date2015-09-10

Change Date2015-09-10

Range Extent Comments

Greenland and Northern Canada to northeastern Asia; disjunct in central Colorado and northwest Wyoming.

Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

From CNHP Wetland Guide 2012: Main Characteristics:
·slender, glabrous herb with leafless flowering stems
·Leaves are oblong or spoon shaped, light-green, and in a basal rosette
·inflorescence is an umbel of 1-3 flowers, which occur singly or in pairs
·Petals are white, pink, or lilac with a yellow throat, and are wedge-shaped with notched tips
·The fruits are erect, narrowly cylindric capsules opening at the top by tooth-like valves

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	S4	Yes
Colorado	S2	Yes
Wyoming	S1	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S3	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Alberta	S2	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Wyoming (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837
Mosquito Lake - Seven Lakes	Bridger-Teton National Forest	51,950
Sulphur Creek	Shoshone National Forest	30,221
Windy Mountain	Shoshone National Forest	31,283

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
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.