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Photo by coreyjlange; ryanmurtz
Corey Lange; Ryan Kurtz
Symphyotrichum welshii
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G3G4
State (S-rank): S3S4
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on March 20, 2024.
Geocat 49 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 23,276.934 km2.
Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
Wet meadows, stream banks, seeps, and hanging gardens at 1325 to 2440 (2989) m in Beaver, Duchesne, Garfield , Kane, Piute, Summit (fide Cronquist 1994; 292), Utah, Washington, and Wayne cos., essentially a Northern Plateaus-Southern Plateaus endemic, with extension into the Virgin Basin and Uinta Mts.
Threats or limiting factors
Threats probably low overall - many (occurrences are) protected (Fertig 2016). Threats to this species are not well documented. Threats compiled using observations and notes from Utah Rare Plant Database and Utah Geospatial Resource Center GIS Data downloaded in 2024. Severity of impacts are not well known so ranges are provided where appropriate. Grazing and any changes to hydrology or water use may impact some occurrences where riparian habitat is disturbed. Climate change is also a threat and likely impacting this species through out it's range (Wrobleski, 2023).
