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Grindelia subalpina

Greene

Subalpine Gumweed

G4Apparently Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155520
Element CodePDAST470X0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusGrindelia
Other Common Names
subalpine gumweed (EN)
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
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006) does not recognize infrataxa within this species.
Conservation Status
Review Date1999-05-11
Change Date1999-12-27
Edition Date1999-05-11
Edition AuthorsFayette, Kim and Susan Spackman.
Rank Reasons
There are 10-14 occurrences documented in three counties in Wyoming; approximately 60 locations known from seven counties in Colorado; and an unknown number from New Mexico. Given the ten county and three state distribution, it is likely that there are many additional locations for this species.
Range Extent Comments
This species is known from New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming (Kartesz and the Biota of North America Program 1998). It is reported from northcentral and central Colorado (Harrington 1954), and Laramie, Carbon, and Albany counties (also an unconfirmed record for Platte County), Wyoming (pers. comm. Walt Fertig WYNDD 1999 to Kim Fayette).
Occurrences Comments
The CU and CSU herbaria have 68 Colorado specimens from Clear Creek, Boulder, El Paso, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Denver counties (CSU Herbarium 1999 and CU Herbarium 1999). There are about 10-14 distinct locations in Wyoming (pers. comm. Walt Fertig WYNDD 1999 to Kim Fayette). There is no locational information from New Mexico at this time.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

In Colorado, G. subalpina is found commonly from the outwash mesas to subalpine, on dry mountain slopes (Weber and Wittmann 1996). In Wyoming, this species is found on hills, slopes, and in disturbed areas (Dorn 1992).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
WyomingS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
References (8)
  1. Colorado State University Herbarium. 1999. "Colorado State University Herbarium Database". http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Biology/Herbarium/ database.html. (May 15 1999).
  2. Dorn, R.D. 1992. Vascular plants of Wyoming, 2nd edition. Mountain West Publishing, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
  3. 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.
  4. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  5. Kartesz, J., and the Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 1998. A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. http://plants.usda.gov.
  6. 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.
  7. University of Colorado Museum. 1999. Plant collections housed at the University of Colorado Herbarium as of 1999. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
  8. Weber, W.A., and R.C. Wittmann. 1996b. Colorado flora: Western slope. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot, Colorado. 496 pp.