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Hippuris tetraphylla

L. f.

Fourleaf Mare's-tail

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153245

Element CodePDHPR01020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPlantaginales

FamilyPlantaginaceae

GenusHippuris

Other Common Names

fourleaf mare's-tail (EN) Hippuride à quatre feuilles (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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-15

Change Date1993-06-18

Edition Date1993-06-18

Edition AuthorsStoner, N.

Range Extent Comments

Circumpolar but with wide gaps.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Shallow saline or brackish water; littoral.

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S3	Yes
Northwest Territories	S3	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S2	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Alaska (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Freshwater Bay	Tongass National Forest	44,933
Game Creek	Tongass National Forest	54,469
North Kupreanof	Tongass National Forest	114,660
South Kupreanof	Tongass National Forest	216,816

References (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.
Porsild, A.E., and W.J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum Natural Sciences, National Museums Canada, Ottawa. 667 pp.