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Micranthes tolmiei

(Torr. & Gray) Brouillet & Gornall

Tolmie's Saxifrage

G5Secure Found in 54 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154387
Element CodePDSAX0U1U0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusMicranthes
Synonyms
Saxifraga tolmieiTorr. & Gray
Other Common Names
Saxifrage de Tolmie (FR) Tolmie's Alpine Saxifrage (EN) Tolmie's 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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 8, 2009) transfers Saxifraga tolmiei to Micranthes tolmiei.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-08-16
Change Date1985-09-09
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
AlaskaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (54)
Alaska (9)
AreaForestAcres
CrystalTongass National Forest18,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
SpiresTongass National Forest533,746
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
WoewodskiTongass National Forest10,136
California (14)
AreaForestAcres
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
Mt. Shasta CShasta-Trinity National Forest292
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
Snow MountainLassen National Forest2,165
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Idaho (5)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Washington (21)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
References (5)
  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. Stubbs, R.L., D.E. Soltis, and N. Cellinese. 2018. The future of cold- adapted plants in changing climates: Micranthes (Saxifragaceae) as a case study. Ecology and Evolution 8:7164-7177.
  4. Stubbs, R.L., R.A. Folk, C-L Xiang, D.E. Soltis, and N. Cellinese. 2018. Pseudo-parallel patterns of disjunctions in an Arctic-alpine plant lineage. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 123: 88-100.
  5. Stubbs, R.L., R.A. Folk, D.E. Soltis, and N. Cellinese. 2020. Diversification in the Arctic: Biogeography and Systematics of the North American Micranthes (Saxifragaceae). Systematic Botany 45(4): 802-811.