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Melanocalyx uniflora

(L.) Morin

Arctic Harebell

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

LowThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140596

Element CodePDCAM020Y0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCampanulales

FamilyCampanulaceae

GenusMelanocalyx

Synonyms

Campanula unifloraL.

Other Common Names

Arctic Bellflower (EN) arctic bellflower (EN) Campanule uniflore (FR)

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

Reclassified by Morin (2020) from Campanula uniflora (as accepted in Kartesz (1994)) to Melanocalyx uniflora; placement in Melanocalyx is accepted by Brouillet et al. (2026).

Conservation Status

Review Date2016-07-13

Change Date2016-07-13

Edition Date1989-10-23

Edition AuthorsDEBRUIN, E.A.

Threat ImpactLow

Rank Reasons

ALASKA TO NM, ONLY ABOVE 10,000 FT

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S4	Yes
New Mexico	S1	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
Montana	S2	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S5	Yes
Ontario	S1	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes

Threat Assessments

Threat	Scope	Severity	Timing
8 - Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases	Small (1-10%)	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)
8.1 - Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases	Small (1-10%)	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)
8.1.2 - Named species	Small (1-10%)	Serious - moderate	High (continuing)

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

References (3)

Brouillet, L., F. Coursol, S. Meades, M. Favreau, and M. Anions. 2026. VASCAN, the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada. Online. Available: http://data.canadensys.net/vascan/ (Accessed 2026).
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.
Morin, N.R. 2020. Taxonomic changes in North American Campanuloideae (Campanulaceae). Phytoneuron 49: 1-46. Online. Available: https://www.phytoneuron.net/2020Phytoneuron/49PhytoN-Campanuloideae.pdf (Accessed 2024).

Melanocalyx uniflora

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