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Coursetia glandulosa

Gray

Rosary Baby-bonnets

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138569
Element CodePDFAB140D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCoursetia
Other Common Names
rosary babybonnets (EN) Rosary Babybonnets (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 Date2001-03-27
Change Date2001-03-27
Edition Date2001-03-27
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., 1/94; rev. B. MacBryde 3/2001.
Rank Reasons
Coursetia glandulosa ranges from southern Arizona southward in Mexico (from Baja California Sur to Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua, Puebla and Oaxaca), occurring on hillsides and roadsides, and in arroyos and canyons; it can be abundant locally.
Range Extent Comments
Southern Arizona southward in Mexico from Baja California Sur to Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua, Puebla and Oaxaca.
Threat Impact Comments
Spindly branches used by natives to make furniture (Martin et al. 1998, Rio Mayo Plants); often browsed (Kearney and Peebles 1951).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Hillsides, arroyos and canyons, Lower and Upper Sonoran Zones.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Arizona (7)
AreaForestAcres
Black CrossTonto National Forest5,966
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Horse MesaTonto National Forest9,146
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
References (8)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
  2. Hasting, J.R., R.M. Turner and D.K. Warren. 1972. An atlas of of some plant distributions in the Sonoran Desert. UA-IAP-TR-72-21. Univ. of Arizona. 255pp.
  3. Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University; MLBM Press, Provo, Utah. 1007 pp.
  4. 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.
  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. Martin, P.S., D. Yetman, M. Fishbein, P. Jenkins, T.R. Van Devender, and R.K. Wilson. 1998. Gentry's Rio Mayo plants; The tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 558 pp. + map.
  7. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.
  8. Wiggins, I.L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1025 pp.