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Flourensia cernua

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American Tarbush

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159974
Element CodePDAST3X010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusFlourensia
Other Common Names
American Tarwort (EN) American tarwort (EN) Tarbush (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 Date1993-12-29
Change Date1993-12-29
Edition Date1993-12-29
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Common in TX, NM, AZ and northern Mexico.
Range Extent Comments
AZ (Cochise Co.), western TX (Trans-Pecos and Plains Country); northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Durango, Zacatecas).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Plains and mesas, often on limestone, 3500-5000 ft in AZ.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Arizona (3)
AreaForestAcres
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Upper Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,533
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
References (4)
  1. Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.