Sabulina sororia

B.S. Legler

Twin Sisters Sandwort

G1Critically Imperiled Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G1Critically ImperiledGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1051766
Element CodePDCAR18020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusSabulina
Concept Reference
Legler B.S., and M.S. Dillenberger. 2017. Two new species of Sabulina (Caryophyllaceae) from Washington State, U.S.A. PhytoKeys 81: 79-102.
Taxonomic Comments
Sabulina sororia was previously confused with Sabulina rossii (formerly called Arenaria rossii or Minuartia rossii) (Legler and Dillenberger (2017).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2018-06-28
Change Date2018-06-28
Edition Date2018-06-28
Edition AuthorsTomaino, A.
Range Extent<100-250 square km (less than about 40-100 square miles)
Number of Occurrences1 - 5
Rank Reasons
Known only from the Twin Sisters range on the western flank of the Cascade Mountains in Whatcom County, Washington (Legler and Dillenberger 2017).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Known from the Twin Sisters dunite where it occurs on rocky or gravelly, sparsely vegetated, subalpine and alpine slopes (Legler and Dillenberger 2017).
Terrestrial Habitats
AlpineBare rock/talus/scree
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN1
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
References (1)
  1. Legler B.S., and M.S. Dillenberger. 2017. Two new species of <i>Sabulina</i> (Caryophyllaceae) from Washington State, U.S.A. PhytoKeys 81: 79-102.