PLANTS Profile for Geocaulon lividum (false toadflax)

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Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald
false toadflax

Symbol:

GELI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Santalaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

Comandra lividum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 640. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

COLI12

Comandra lividum Richardson

Distribution:
Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, VT, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

View 9 genera in Santalaceae, 1 species in Geocaulon

Classification:
Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Santalales
Family	Santalaceae – Sandalwood family
Genus	Geocaulon Fernald – false toadflax
Species	Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald – false toadflax

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
northern commandra		Special Concern
New Hampshire:
northern comandra		Threatened
New York:
purple comandra		Endangered
Wisconsin:
northern comandra		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW-

FAC

FACW-

FAC+

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502755.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 04:58 PM MDT