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Sophora nuttalliana

B.L. Turner

Silky Sophora

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158825
Element CodePDFAB3N060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusSophora
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.
Range Extent Comments
UT (San Juan and Washington counties), WY and SD, south to AZ, NM, CO, KS, and TX.
Occurrences Comments
Widespread in NM, common on dry prairie hills and plains.
Threat Impact Comments
This plant has been reported to be toxic to horses, but feeding experiments failed to produce symptoms (GPFA, 1986).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

River bottoms and roadsides 1070-1670 m. Dry fields and plains, badlands.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
UtahS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
KansasS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MuldoonPrescott National Forest5,821
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Candian RiverCibola National Forest7,149
Capitan MountainsLincoln National Forest14,069
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
References (4)
  1. Great Plains Flora Association (R.L. McGregor, coordinator; T.M. Barkley, ed., R.E. Brooks and E.K. Schofield, associate eds.). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1392 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. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 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.