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Eremogone capillaris

(Poir.) Fenzl

Fescue Sandwort

G5Secure Found in 43 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142018
Element CodePDCAR04040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusEremogone
Synonyms
Arenaria capillarisPoir.
Other Common Names
Sabline capillaire (FR) Slender Mountain Sandwort (EN) slender mountain sandwort (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
The treatment here is the same one that is followed in Kartesz (1999) and in FNA (Vol. 5, 2005).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1988-05-13
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
NunavutS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
NevadaS1Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (43)
Montana (9)
AreaForestAcres
Barren Creek #183Kootenai National Forest14,534
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanHelena National Forest51,360
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Lincoln GulchHelena National Forest8,250
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Mckay Creek #676Kootenai National Forest15,323
Mt. Hefty Ra 1481Flathead National Forest12,938
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder ParkWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,141
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Washington (28)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Bald SnowColville National Forest23,198
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Lion RockWenatchee National Forest4,692
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
NaneumWenatchee National Forest4,508
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
QuartzWenatchee National Forest8,550
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
Stormy Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest32,612
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
Twin SistersColville National Forest13,051
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
ReefShoshone National Forest16,817
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 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. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.