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        Family - Saxifrage Family - Saxifragaceae
        
        Species - Violet Suksdorfia - Suksdorfia violacea

Violet Suksdorfia - Suksdorfia violacea

Global Rank: G4
State Rank: S3S4
* (see State Rank Reason below)

Agency Status
USFWS:
USFS:
BLM:
MNPS Threat Rank:
C-value: 8

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State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)

Numerous collections at MONTU from Sanders, Flathead, Glacier, Lincoln, Lewis & Clark, Ravalli, Missoula counties.

Most populations are small. Grows in low-elevation habitats, often in habitats that are not secure, such as on rock faces along trails. Many of the collections at MONTU are old (>20 years).

Details on Status Ranking and Review

Violet Suksdorfia (Suksdorfia violacea) Conservation Status Review
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General Description

Stems weak, prostrate to ascending, 10–30 cm. Leaves 5- to 7-lobed; basal leaves 1–3 cm wide; upper leaves with lobed stipules. Flowers: sepals linear-lanceolate, 1–3 mm long; petals violet (white), 5–9 mm long, nearly erect. Capsule 4–6 mm long (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

Present

Range Comments

BC, AB south to OR, ID and MT (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 1

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Relative Density

Recency

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Habitat

Moist to wet cliffs, rock slides, often in moss; valleys to lower subalpine (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

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- Lesica, P., M. T. Lavin, and P. F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Elbert Little's Atlas of United State's Trees
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Citation for data on this website:
Violet Suksdorfia — Suksdorfia violacea. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on August 18, 2018, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDSAX0W020