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Erysimum occidentale

(S. Wats.) B.L. Robins.

Western Wallflower

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151836

Element CodePDBRA160H0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusErysimum

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 Date1993-06-24

Change Date1993-06-24

Edition Date1993-09-27

Edition AuthorsStoner, N.; Rev. C. Annable, rev. J. Beckman (3/96)

Rank Reasons

Found in northern Great Basin sagebrush communities at 4000-6000 feet. Widely ranging, although reported as infrequent in northern Nevada by Kartesz (1988).

Range Extent Comments

Ranging from northern Nevada (Kartesz 1988), north to Oregon east of the Cascade Mountain Ranges (Peck 1961), to eastern Washington (St. John 1963), and to western Idaho (Davis 1952).

Occurrences Comments

Infrequently scattered in northern Nevada (Kartesz 1988).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sagebrush hills and valleys, 4000-6000 feet (Kartesz 1988). Dry soil (Davis 1952).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bull Of The Woods	Mt. Hood National Forest	8,843
Opal Creek	Willamette National Forest	5,417

References (6)

Davis, R.J. 1952. Flora of Idaho. Brigham Young Univ. Press, Provo, UT. 836 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
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.
Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.
St. John, H. 1963. Flora of southeastern Washington and of adjacent Idaho. 3rd edition. Outdoor Pictures, Escondido, California. 583 pp.