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Xanthisma gracile

(Nutt.) D. Morgan & R.L. Hartman

Grassleaf Tansy-aster

G5Secure Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155866
Element CodePDAST640E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusXanthisma
Synonyms
Machaeranthera gracilis(Nutt.) Shinners
Other Common Names
slender goldenweed (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 Date1996-11-22
Change Date1990-01-16
Edition Date1996-11-22
Edition AuthorsRusso, Mary (TNC WRO), rev. G. Thunhorst (11/96)
Range Extent Comments
"Desert Province" of California to Colorado, Texas, northern Mexico (Hickman 1993). Widespread in New Mexico (Martin and Hutchins 1980).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

In California, sandy or rocky places; < 4,500 ft. (Hickman 1993). In New Mexico, dry plains and hills; 3,000 to 7,000 feet (Martin and Hutchins 1980).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MaineSNANo
TexasSNRYes
New YorkSNANo
NevadaS2Yes
CaliforniaS4Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
UtahS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
Arizona (10)
AreaForestAcres
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
MuldoonPrescott National Forest5,821
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
New Mexico (5)
AreaForestAcres
Aspen MountainGila National Forest23,784
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Frisco BoxGila National Forest38,979
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
References (4)
  1. 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.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.