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Osmorhiza purpurea

(Coult. & Rose) Suksdorf

Purple Sweet-cicely

G5Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143312
Element CodePDAPI1K080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusOsmorhiza
Other Common Names
Osmorhize pourpre (FR) purple sweetroot (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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-12
Change Date2016-07-12
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
Alaska (9)
AreaForestAcres
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2024. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 13. Magnoliophyta: Geraniaceae to Apiaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 566 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.