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Micranthes rhomboidea

(Greene) Small

Diamondleaf Saxifrage

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 47 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151195
Element CodePDSAX0U1F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusMicranthes
Synonyms
Saxifraga rhomboideaGreene
Other Common Names
diamondleaf 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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-06-24
Change Date1984-06-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
NevadaS1Yes
WyomingS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (47)
Colorado (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Pagoda PeakRoutt NF57,676
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Montana (5)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Mt. JeffersonBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest4,482
New Mexico (6)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
FallsSanta Fe National Forest2,477
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Utah (15)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Bullion - DelanoFishlake National Forest14,917
Dark ValleyDixie National Forest27,481
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Mcgath Lake - Auger HoleDixie National Forest8,334
South FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,374
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Wyoming (12)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Leigh CreekBighorn National Forest19,180
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Little Popo AgieShoshone National Forest8,333
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Rock CreekBighorn National Forest48,657
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
References (4)
  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, 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.