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Phlox pulvinata

(Wherry) Cronq.

Cushion Phlox

G5Secure Found in 48 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155479
Element CodePDPLM0D270
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPhlox
Other Common Names
cushion phlox (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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-29
Change Date1993-06-29
Edition Date1993-06-29
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
UT (Beaver, Cache, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Piute, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Summit, Tooele, and Wayne counties), OR (East Cascades) to MT, south to CA, NV, and NM. Rocky Mts. and the Great Basin.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sagebrush, aspen, lodgepole pine, grass-forb, and alpine tundra communities at 2315-3450 m. in UT.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
MontanaS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (48)
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
Montana (17)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanHelena National Forest51,360
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Burnt MountainCuster National Forest10,698
Cattle GulchBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,390
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
ElkhornHelena National Forest75,468
Jerico MountainHelena National Forest8,445
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
Mt. JeffersonBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest4,482
Nevada MountainHelena National Forest50,135
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Storm LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest9,324
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Nevada (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Moriah - West SlopeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest14,737
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Snake - Pole CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest766
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Utah (13)
AreaForestAcres
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Bullion - DelanoFishlake National Forest14,917
Bunker CreekDixie National Forest7,474
City CreekFishlake National Forest13,939
HancockDixie National Forest9,809
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Wyoming (11)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
ReefShoshone National Forest16,817
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
Windy MountainShoshone National Forest31,283
References (3)
  1. Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Manual. University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington. 730 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.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.