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Androsace chamaejasme

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Sweet-flower Rock-jasmine

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140098
Element CodePDPRI02020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPrimulales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusAndrosace
Other Common Names
Androsace des rochers (FR) Sweet-flowered Fairy-candelabra (EN) sweetflower rockjasmine (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
FNA (vol. 8, 2009) includes Androsace chamaejasme ssp. carinata and A. chamaejasme ssp. andersonii in A. chamaejasme ssp. lehmanniana.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1991-08-07
Edition Date1993-07-26
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
Alaska to Wyoming.
Threat Impact Comments
USFS: major threats are from mining and domestic/wild sheep grazing.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rock crevices and mountain slopes at 9500-10800 feet.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
British ColumbiaS2Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
NunavutS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
References (3)
  1. 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.
  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. Spahr, R., L. Armstrong, D. Atwood, and M. Rath. 1991. Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species of the Intermountain Region. U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, UT.