Species: Douglasia laevigata
Cliff Douglasia
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Primulales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Douglasia
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
douglasie glabre - smooth dwarf primrose
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Primrose Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Primulales - Primulaceae - Douglasia
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Herbaceous, dicot, mat-forming plant with deep, pink-rose colored flowers
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2003-10-03
Global Status Last Changed
2000-01-13
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Douglasia can be found in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, with the typical variety (var. laevigata) being restricted to the Columbia River Gorge of Washington and Oregon. The wider ranging Douglasia laevigata var. ciliolata is known from the Coast Range of Oregon, the Olympic Mountains of Washington, the west Cascades of Washington and northern Oregon, Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, and southwestern Alberta.