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Physocarpus capitatus

(Pursh) Kuntze

Pacific Ninebark

G5Secure Found in 55 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129994
Element CodePDROS19020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusPhysocarpus
Other Common Names
Pacific ninebark (EN) Physocarpe à boules (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 Date2019-10-19
Change Date1988-05-16
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Common to occasional in westernmost North America, with thousands of occurrences.
Range Extent Comments
Southeastern Alaska to California.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist woodlands and rocky slopes.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaS2Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (55)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
ChristovalTongass National Forest9,129
DukeTongass National Forest45,091
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
California (19)
AreaForestAcres
BlackKlamath National Forest6,530
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slate CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest6,636
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Tom MartinKlamath National Forest9,031
UnderwoodSix Rivers National Forest6,591
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Oregon (18)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
DoneganUmpqua National Forest5,914
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Jackson Creek AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,673
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Metolius BreaksDeschutes National Forest11,141
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Roaring RiverWillamette National Forest2,128
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Washington (14)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
ThirteenmileColville National Forest12,294
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 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.