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Eremogone aculeata

(S. Watson) Ikonnikov

Spiny Sandwort

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.843850

Element CodePDCAR040V0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusEremogone

Synonyms

Arenaria aculeataS. Wats.Arenaria fendleri var. aculeata(S. Wats.) Welsh

Other Common Names

Needleleaf Sandwort (EN) Prickly Sandwort (EN) prickly sandwort (EN)

Concept Reference

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz (1994) includes A. fendleri var. glabrescens in Arenaria aculeata; Kartesz (1999) moves it to Arenaria kingii. Kartesz (1999) also includes A. pumicola var. californica in A. aculeata.The Kartesz (1999) treament of A. aculeata matches the FNA (Vol. 5, 2005) treatment of Eremogone aculeata (though they differ in their treatment of A. kingii infrataxa). FNA also notes that some California and Oregon plants which have been called A. pumicola var. californica have been accepted as A. aculeata, however, they deserve further study.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-07-29

Change Date1988-07-29

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	S5	Yes
Montana	SU	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Utah	S1	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

Nevada (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Humboldt - Angel Lk	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	1,008
Ruby - Horse Mtn.	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	613
Ruby - Lamoille Cyn	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	32,771
Ruby - Marsh	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	10,164
Ruby - Segunda	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	12,532
Ruby - Thompson	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	5,289

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glacier Mountain	Malheur National Forest	20,661

References (3)

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.
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.
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.