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Saxifraga oppositifolia

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Purple Mountain Saxifrage

G5Secure Found in 58 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145942
Element CodePDSAX0U190
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusSaxifraga
Other Common Names
purple mountain saxifrage (EN) Saxifrage à feuilles opposées (FR)
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
FNA (vol. 8, 2009) includes Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. glandulisepala in S. oppositifolia ssp. smalliana, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date2013-02-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
NunavutS5Yes
OntarioS1Yes
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS4Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
New YorkS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
MontanaS4Yes
WyomingS3Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (58)
Alaska (20)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
CalderTongass National Forest9,857
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
El CapitanTongass National Forest26,693
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
North KupreanofTongass National Forest114,660
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tasnuna RiverChugach National Forest348,866
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Idaho (3)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Montana (13)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
LionheadGallatin National Forest33,549
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
Mt. JeffersonBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest4,482
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Washington (16)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
Wyoming (6)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Little Sheep MountainBridger-Teton National Forest14,192
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
References (2)
  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. 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.