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Agoseris monticola

Greene

Sierra Nevada Agoseris

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140663
Element CodePDAST09075
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAgoseris
Synonyms
Agoseris glauca var. monticola(Greene) Q. Jones ex Cronq.
Other Common Names
Pale Agoseris (EN) pale agoseris (EN) Pale Goat-chicory (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
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006) elevates Agoseris glauca var. monticola to full species level as A. monticola.
Conservation Status
Review Date2003-02-28
Change Date2003-01-02
Edition Date2003-01-02
Edition AuthorsK. Maybury
Rank Reasons
Known from the Cascades in Oregon (and adjacent southern Washington) and also in eastern Oregon at high elevations, but apparently seldom collected in the Pacific Northwest (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973). In California, known from Siskiyou and Modoc counties in the north, the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains. Also western and northern Nevada. Abundance in California and Nevada is unknown.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
California (7)
AreaForestAcres
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest2,518
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
Nevada (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Mystic (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,644
Rose - Big MeadowsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest311
Rose - Davis Mdw.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,361
References (5)
  1. Cronquist, A. 1994. Asterales. In A. Cronquist, A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. Intermountain flora: Vascular plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 5. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 496 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  3. Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Manual. University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington. 730 pp.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.