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Saxifraga tricuspidata

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Prickly Saxifrage

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132171

Element CodePDSAX0U1V0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilySaxifragaceae

GenusSaxifraga

Other Common Names

Saxifrage à trois dents (FR) three toothed saxifrage (EN) Three-tooth Saxifrage (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

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-16

Change Date2013-07-30

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S5	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Michigan	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (10)

Alaska (10)

Area	Forest	Acres
College Fiord	Chugach National Forest	1,130,818
Douglas Island	Tongass National Forest	28,065
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
Resurrection	Chugach National Forest	224,615
Rhine	Tongass National Forest	23,010
Roaded Donut	Chugach National Forest	968

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 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.