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Olsynium douglasii

(A. Dietr.) Bickn.

Douglas' Blue-eyed-grass

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 51 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137724
Element CodePMIRI0T010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusOlsynium
Synonyms
Sisyrinchium douglasiiA. Dietr.
Other Common Names
Douglas' grass-widow (EN) Olysnie de Douglas (FR)
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 Date1993-06-30
Change Date1993-06-30
Edition Date1993-06-30
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Rank Reasons
Various habitats in western US and Canada.
Range Extent Comments
UT: Tooele county. BC to ID, CA (Humboldt to Medoc and Lassen counties). NV.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Gravelly north slope. moist hollows and open slopes, sagebrush scrub, juniper wood, oak wood, foothill wood, yellow pine forest 3000-6000 feet.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (51)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tom MartinKlamath National Forest9,031
Idaho (5)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
WildhorseHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,204
Oregon (24)
AreaForestAcres
Cedar GroveMalheur National Forest114
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Grande RondeUmatilla National Forest12,296
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
HellholeWallowa-Whitman National Forest487
Horseshoe RidgeUmatilla National Forest5,996
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
Joseph CanyonWallowa-Whitman National Forest24,288
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
LookingglassUmatilla National Forest4,859
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Marble PointWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,874
Mcclellan MountainMalheur National Forest21,213
Metolius BreaksDeschutes National Forest11,141
Mill Creek Watershed (OR)Umatilla National Forest7,820
Mt. EmilyWallowa-Whitman National Forest8,421
Nipple ButteMalheur National Forest11,354
North Fork MalheurMalheur National Forest18,069
North Mt. EmilyUmatilla National Forest4,416
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Texas ButteUmatilla National Forest6,871
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
W - T ThreeUmatilla National Forest1,705
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
Washington (20)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
Asotin CreekUmatilla National Forest16,433
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Lion RockWenatchee National Forest4,692
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
Meadow CreekUmatilla National Forest4,882
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)Umatilla National Forest16,747
NaneumWenatchee National Forest4,508
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
SpanglerUmatilla National Forest5,936
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
Upper TucannonUmatilla National Forest12,485
Willow SpringsUmatilla National Forest10,414
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 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. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.