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Phlox colubrina

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Snake River Phlox

G4Apparently Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146057
Element CodePDPLM0D0H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPhlox
Other Common Names
Snake River phlox (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 Date1989-02-08
Change Date1989-02-08
Edition Date1988-04-13
Edition AuthorsFredricks, N.A.
Range Extent<100-250 square km (less than about 40-100 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Restricted distribution, infrequent, and inaccessible habitats; dropped from OR list, and on some non-threatened lists.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to walls of Snake R. Canyon of ne. Oregon (Baker and Wallowa Cos.), adjacent Idaho and perhaps extreme se. Washington.
Threat Impact Comments
Road or trail improvements, and mining.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry, exposed sites in the lower sagebrush scrub; talus slopes & cliff faces in the Snake R. canyon of OR and ID.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
BuckhornWallowa-Whitman National Forest17,180
Cook RidgeWallowa-Whitman National Forest19,617
Lord Flat Somers PointWallowa-Whitman National Forest67,738
Mountain SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest19,457
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
WildhorseWallowa-Whitman National Forest20,308
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.