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Limosella aquatica

Northern Mudwort

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128093

Element CodePDSCR10020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderScrophulariales

FamilyScrophulariaceae

GenusLimosella

Other Common Names

Awl-leaf Mudwort (EN) Limoselle aquatique (FR) Water Mudwort (EN) water mudwort (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

As treated by Kartesz (1999 floristic synthesis), excludes the European and eastern North American plants he recognizes as Limosella australis; the North American portion of that species has also been treated as L. subulata. LEM 8Mar00.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-16

Change Date1990-01-16

Edition Date1989-01-18

Edition AuthorsRusso, Mary (TNC WRO)

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Widespread and common (if often overlooked) through much of Northern Hemisphere, with tens of thousands of occurrences.

Range Extent Comments

Widespread through much of Northern Hemisphere.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet mud shores of watercourses.

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	S3	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SH	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	S4	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
Alaska	S3	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Yukon Territory	S2	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes
Nunavut	SH	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SH	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S1	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (10)

California (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Antimony	Los Padres National Forest	40,911
Chineese Camp (CA)	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	4,339
Devil's Gate (CA)	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	9,946
Halfway Camp	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	52
Hoover - North	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	1,574
Iceberg - Mill Creek	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	26,988
Mt. Jackson	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	20,721
Sawmill - Badlands	Los Padres National Forest	51,362

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Scotchman Peaks (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	53,909

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Rose - Alum Creek	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	853

References (2)

Coffin, B., and L. Pfannmuller, editors. 1988. Minnesota's endangered flora and fauna. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 473 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.