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Field Guide


Utah Shooting-star

Primula utahensis

NatureServe conservation status

Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S2

Utah Wildlife Action Plan status

  • SGCN

External links



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Description

Phenology

Flowers late spring to summer

Species range

Restricted to Big Cottonwood Canyon in the central Wasatch Mountain Range in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Threats or limiting factors

Very few threats to the species because most populations are fairly isolated. Some populations have seen declines in the their health due to compaction of the soils and direct damage to plants caused by hikers. Picnic area might be closed for other reasons which would open up the possibility for site rehabilitation (Franklin 2005). Climate change may also be a threat.

Taxonomy

No, this species does not have taxonomic discrepancies