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12-22-2016

Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. leedyi

Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. leedyi NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.Rhodiola integrifolia is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family known by the common names ledge stonecrop, western roseroot, and king’s crown. It is native to north-easternmost Russia, including Kamchatka, and western North America, where it grows in mountainous habitat in subalpine and alpine climates, including meadows, cliffs, and talus. It is a perennial herb producing a stout stem from a fleshy, branching caudex, reaching a maximum height near 30 centimeters. The fleshy leaves are alternately arranged on the stem, widely lance-shaped to oval and pointed, flat but upcurved toward the tip, reaching 2.5 centimeters long. They are green when new and age to orange, rose, or red. The inflorescence is a dense cyme of up to 50 flowers with fleshy petals in shades of bright red to deep purple. The fruits are red, rounded ovals with pointed tips.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Leedy's roseroot (Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. leedyi)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 04/22/1992 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Wherever found
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
09/14/2010 75 FR 55686 55689 Technical Corrections for Three Midwest Region Plant Species
04/22/2008 73 FR 21643 21645 Notice of initiation of review; request for information on seven listed midwestern species
04/22/1992 57 FR 14649 14653 ETWP; Determination of Threatened Status for Sedum integrifolium ssp. leedyi (Leedy's roseroot)
06/18/1991 56 FR 27938 27941 ETWP; Threatened Status Proposed for Seduum integrifollum leedyi (Leedy's Roseroot); 56 FR 27938 27941
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Leedy's roseroot.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/25/1998 Leedy's Roseroot View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/25/1998 Leedy's Roseroot View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/22/2008 73 FR 21643 21645 Notice of initiation of review; request for information on seven listed midwestern species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
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