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Elliottia pyroliflora

(Bong.) S.W. Brim & P.F. Stevens

Copper-flower

G5Secure Found in 57 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144075
Element CodePDERI0C020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusElliottia
Synonyms
Elliottia pyroliflorus(Bong.) S.W. Brim & P.F. Stevens
Other Common Names
Copperbush (EN) copperbush (EN) Elliottie à fleurs de pyrole (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
Treated as Cladothamnus pyrifolius in most literature. FNA (vol. 8, 20009) treats as Elliottia pyroliflora.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date2016-05-13
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (57)
Alaska (50)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
CrystalTongass National Forest18,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
East MitkofTongass National Forest8,795
El CapitanTongass National Forest26,693
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Five MileTongass National Forest19,459
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HardingTongass National Forest174,349
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
ManzanitaTongass National Forest8,401
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
QuartzTongass National Forest143,003
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
SpiresTongass National Forest533,746
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
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.