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Polycarpon tetraphyllum

(L.) L.

Fourleaf Manyseed

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.961428

Element CodePDCAR0N030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusPolycarpon

Other Common Names

Four-leaved Manyseed (EN) Polycarpon à quatre feuilles (FR)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 5, 2005) recognizes three subspecies in Polycarpon tetraphyllum, with P. tetraphyllum ssp. tetraphyllum occurring in North America. Kartesz's (1994) P. tetraphyllum is here equivalent to FNA's P. tetraphyllum ssp. tetraphyllum. This represents the full species record.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
California	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

California (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Camuesa	Los Padres National Forest	8,209
Crystal Creek	San Bernardino National Forest	6,783
Mill Peak	San Bernardino National Forest	7,884
San Mateo Canyon	Cleveland National Forest	65
San Sevaine	San Bernardino National Forest	6,866
Trabuco	Cleveland National Forest	23,341
Westfork	Angeles National Forest	4,407

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Umpqua Spit	Siuslaw National Forest	2,090

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 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.