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Chionophila jamesii

Benth.

Rocky Mountain Snowlover

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146513
Element CodePDSCR0G010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPlantaginales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusChionophila
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
Review Date1994-03-25
Change Date1994-07-17
Edition Date1994-07-17
Edition AuthorsNEIGHBOURS, M.L. (1987), rev. L. Morse (1994)
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Range Extent Comments
Regional endemic of the Front Range, extending from southeastern Wyoming to northern New Mexico.
Occurrences Comments
Herbarium sheets at RM show 8 collections, 1-2 occurrences, from Wyoming; 21 collections from Colorado. Ranked S4? in New Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Gravelly or moist slopes, alpine and subalpine, 11,000- 13,500 feet.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoS4Yes
WyomingS2Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Colorado (4)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Wyoming (4)
AreaForestAcres
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 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.