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Primula angustifolia

Torr.

Alpine Primrose

G4Apparently Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151773
Element CodePDPRI08010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPrimulales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusPrimula
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 Date1997-05-21
Change Date1997-05-21
Edition Date1996-07-16
Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (7/96), rev. Spackman (1997)
Rank Reasons
Found in dry, rocky alpine and subalpine meadows of the southern Rockies in Colorado and New Mexico. Known from 14 counties in Colorado and at least 3 in New Mexico. In Colorado, the species' habitat is extensive and well protected.
Range Extent Comments
New Mexico (Taos, San Miguel, Santa Fe Counties); Colorado - Sangre de Cristo Range and elsewhere (Weber 1987).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

High mountain meadows 11500-13000 feet. (Martin and Hutchins 1980). Dry, rocky subalpine meadows and alpine tundra (Welsh et al. 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
New Mexico (6)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
FallsSanta Fe National Forest2,477
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 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.
  3. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  4. Weber, W.A. 1987. Colorado flora: Western slope. Colorado Associated University Press. Boulder. 530 pp.