Wilhelmsia physodes

(Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill

Merkia

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145278
Element CodePDCAR11010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusWilhelmsia
Other Common Names
Wilhelmsie à capsules gonflées (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 Date2016-05-13
Change Date1991-10-25
Edition Date1991-06-06
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Very common in Alaska.
Range Extent Comments
All through Alaska, into British Columbia, Yukon, and Mackenzie.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist sandy places, gravel bars.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
References (2)
  1. 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.
  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.