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Dactylorhiza aristata

(Fisch. ex Lindl.) Soo

Key Flower

G4Apparently Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149164
Element CodePMORC0S010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
CITESAppendix II
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderOrchidales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusDactylorhiza
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 Date1991-08-08
Change Date1991-08-08
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Occasional species with occurrences from southern Alaska to eastern Asia, with thousands of occurrences.
Range Extent Comments
Southcentral Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Kamtchatka south to Japan.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Meadows.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Alaska (7)
AreaForestAcres
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
MontagueChugach National Forest204,875
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
References (1)
  1. 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.