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Rydberg's Springbeauty - Claytonia multiscapa
Other Names:
Claytonia lanceolata var. flava, Claytonia rosea [of some authors]
Native Species
Global Rank:
G4?
State Rank:
S4
(see State Rank Reason below)
C-value:
4
Agency Status
USFWS:
USFS:
BLM:
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State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)
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Population Size
Score0 - Large: Generally >100,000 individuals.
Range Extent
Score2 - Regional or State Endemic or Small Montana Range: Generally restricted to an area <100,000 sq. miles (equivalent to 2/3 the size of Montana or less) or Montana contributes 50% or more of the species’ range or populations OR limited to 2-3 Sub-basins in Montana.
CommentMontana contributes a significant portion of the species' range.
Area of Occupancy
Score0 - High: Occurs in >25 Subwatersheds (6th Code HUC’s).
Environmental Specificity
Score0-1 - Low to Moderate.
Trends
Score0-1 - Stable to Minor Declines:
CommentTrends unknown, though populations are likely stable or experiencing only minor declines.
Threats
Score0-1 - Low to Medium.
CommentThreats to the species' viability appear to be insignificant to low.
Intrinsic Vulnerability
Score0-1 - Low to Moderate Vulnerability.
Raw Conservation Status Score
Score
2 to 6 total points scored out of a possible 19.
General Description
Perennial from globose tubers. Stems 10–30 cm. Basal leaves few or absent, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1-8 cm long; stem leaves sessile, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–10 cm long. Inflorescence multibracteate. Flowers: sepals 3–5 mm long; petals white to yellow or yellow-orange spots at base. Seeds 1-2 mm diameter. (adapted from: Miller, 2003, in Fl. N. Amer., Vol. 4).
Diagnostic Characteristics
Miller (2003) in FNA, recognizes the white and yellow-flowered plants as C. multiscapa and the pink, rose or magenta flowered plants as C. rosea. Lesica (2012) combines the two under the name C. rosea.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
British Columbia to Saskatchewan south through Montana and Wyoming.
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 78
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Vernally moist soil of grasslands, steppe, meadows, open forest; montane to lower subalpine (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Ecology
POLLINATORS The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap:
Bombus vagans,
Bombus ternarius,
Bombus pensylvanicus, and
Bombus impatiens (Colla and Dumesh 2010, Williams et al. 2014).
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
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Colla, S.R. and S. Dumesh. 2010. The bumble bees of southern Ontario: notes on natural history and distribution. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 141:39-68.- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Williams, P., R. Thorp, L. Richardson, and S. Colla. 2014. Bumble Bees of North America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 208 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- Shelly, J. S. 1989. Conservation status of Claytonia lanceolata var. flava, a candidate threatened taxon. Unpubl. Rep., USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO. 39 pp.
- Shelly, J.S. 1989. Status review of Claytonia lanceolata var. Flava, Beaverhead, Deerlodge and Gallatin National Forests, Montana. Unpublished report. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, MT 42 pp.
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