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Burmannia capitata

(J.F. Gmel.) Mart.

Southern Burmannia

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132665

Element CodePMBUR02020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderOrchidales

FamilyBurmanniaceae

GenusBurmannia

Other Common Names

Southern Bluethread (EN) southern bluethread (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

Review Date1996-11-25

Change Date1996-11-25

Threat Impact Comments

Highly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices; especially vulnerable to succession (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Oklahoma	SH	Yes
Georgia	S5	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S3	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Florida	S4	Yes
Alabama	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

References (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.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.