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Chilopsis linearis

(Cav.) Sweet

Desert-willow

G5Secure Found in 35 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152455
Element CodePDBIG07010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusChilopsis
Other Common Names
desert willow (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Record (1924) cites Chilopsis saligna Don. as a synonym for this species.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-07-13
Change Date1988-08-03
Edition Date1993-07-13
Edition AuthorsBlythe, K. (TNC-LASP)
Rank Reasons
Widespread in the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. Along banks of streams and depressions in the desert.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
OklahomaSNANo
TexasSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
KansasSNANo
NevadaS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (35)
Arizona (21)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonPrescott National Forest10,683
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Grief HillPrescott National Forest12,535
HackberryCoconino National Forest17,885
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Lower Romero WSRCoronado National Forest10
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
MuldoonPrescott National Forest5,821
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PicachoTonto National Forest4,969
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
Santa RitaCoronado National Forest6,078
Walker MountainCoconino National Forest6,382
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
Charleston - CarpenterHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest17,828
PotosiHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,145
New Mexico (8)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
References (4)
  1. Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae-Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Flora Neotropica Monograph 25(II): 1-370. The New York Botanical Garden, New York.
  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. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. Record, S., and C. Mell. 1924. Timbers of Tropical America. New Haven: Yale University Press, U.S.A. 610 pages.