Rhodiola rhodantha

(Gray) Jacobsen

Red-pod Stonecrop

G5Secure Found in 67 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144524
Element CodePDCRA0A160
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyCrassulaceae
GenusRhodiola
Synonyms
Sedum rhodanthumGray
Other Common Names
Queen's Crown (EN) redpod stonecrop (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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-01-11
Change Date1994-01-11
Edition Date1994-01-11
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Widespread in MT, CO, UT, AZ, NM at 9000-12000 ft elevation.
Range Extent Comments
UT (Beaver, Daggett, Duchesne, Iron, Garfield, Sevier, Summit and Uintah cos.), MT, AZ [San Francisco Peaks (Coconino Co.), Baldy Peak (Apache Co.)], western half of CO, NM.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Spruce-fir and alpine tundra communites, often in damp meadows and talus, at 2745 to 3600 m in UT.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingS4Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahS2Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (67)
Colorado (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Pagoda PeakRoutt NF57,676
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
Red TableWhite River NF39,122
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Montana (9)
AreaForestAcres
BeartoothGallatin National Forest5,285
Burnt MountainCuster National Forest10,698
Fishtail SaddlebackCuster National Forest16,359
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
New Mexico (8)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
San Pedro ParksSanta Fe National Forest5,824
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
Utah (7)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Bullion - DelanoFishlake National Forest14,917
City CreekFishlake National Forest13,939
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
Wyoming (34)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Bruce MountainBighorn National Forest5,417
Campbell LakeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,088
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Devils CanyonBighorn National Forest37,416
Dunoir Special Management UnitShoshone National Forest29,719
East Fork EncampmentMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,445
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
Franc's PeakShoshone National Forest68,561
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Hazelton PeaksBighorn National Forest10,029
Headwaters Sunlight CreekShoshone National Forest6,016
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Illinois CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,711
Leigh CreekBighorn National Forest19,180
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Rock CreekBighorn National Forest48,657
Savage Run AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest2,368
Sibley LakeBighorn National Forest10,367
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
South ForkShoshone National Forest64,903
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
Togwotee PassShoshone National Forest7,344
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
Wapiti Valley NorthShoshone National Forest18,345
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  6. 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.