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Geocaulon lividum

(Richards.) Fern.

Northern Comandra

G5Secure Found in 18 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153775

Element CodePDSAN04010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSantalales

FamilySantalaceae

GenusGeocaulon

Synonyms

Comandra lividaRichardsonComandra lividumRichards.

Other Common Names

Comandre livide (FR) false toadflax (EN) False Toadflax (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

When recognized in the genus Comandra, Kartesz (1999) spells the synonym C. lividum. However, the Harvard Herbarium Gray Card Index (web version, April 2000) spells it C. livida.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1990-03-13

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

Rank Reasons

Widespread and abundant thoroughout much of boreal North America, with tens of thousands of occurrences.

Range Extent Comments

Widespread across boreal North America.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open lowland woods to alpine and arctic tundra.

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Labrador	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Nunavut	S3	Yes
Northwest Territories	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Wisconsin	S1	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New York	S1	Yes
Idaho	S3	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	S1	Yes
Minnesota	S4	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
Maine	S3	Yes
Alaska	S5	Yes
Vermont	SX	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (18)

Alaska (16)

Area	Forest	Acres
Behm Islands	Tongass National Forest	4,777
Boston Bar	Chugach National Forest	53,617
Chilkat-West Lynn Canal	Tongass National Forest	199,772
College Fiord	Chugach National Forest	1,130,818
Freshwater Bay	Tongass National Forest	44,933
Johnson Pass	Chugach National Forest	152,508
Juneau Urban	Tongass National Forest	101,581
Juneau-Skagway Icefield	Tongass National Forest	1,187,268
Kenai Lake	Chugach National Forest	213,172
Kenai Mountains	Chugach National Forest	306,600
Mansfield Peninsula	Tongass National Forest	54,991
Nellie Juan	Chugach National Forest	713,697
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681
Resurrection	Chugach National Forest	224,615
Roaded Donut	Chugach National Forest	968
Whitestone	Tongass National Forest	5,638

Montana (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Northwest Peaks	Kootenai National Forest	15,358
West Fork Yaak #694	Kootenai National Forest	8,237

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.