Adlumia fungosa (Ait.) Greene ex B.S.P. Allegheny Vine - Maine.gov

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<strong>Maine</strong> Department of Conservation<br />

Natural Areas Program<br />

<strong>Adlumia</strong> <strong>fungosa</strong> (<strong>Ait</strong>.) <strong>Greene</strong> <strong>ex</strong> B.S.P.<br />

<strong>Allegheny</strong> <strong>Vine</strong><br />

Aids to Identification: This climbing, biennial vine is the only<br />

member of the climbing fumitory genus in our region. It is identified<br />

by its clusters of drooping white to purplish irregular flowers and<br />

pinnately divided leaves with lobed leaflets.<br />

Ecological characteristics: Known in <strong>Maine</strong> from young beech/ash woods.<br />

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Wet or recently burned woods, rocky<br />

wooded slopes. [Rocky summits and<br />

outcrops (non-forested, upland); Dry<br />

barrens (partly forested, upland)]<br />

Local, eastern Quebec to Minnesota, south<br />

to New England and mountains of North<br />

Carolina and Tennessee.<br />

Flowers June - October.<br />

Papaveraceae<br />

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Rarity of <strong>Adlumia</strong> <strong>fungosa</strong><br />

Rare Plant Fact Sheet<br />

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Illustration from Britton & Brown’s Illustrated Flora of the<br />

Northern United States and Canada, 2nd ed.<br />

S1 Critically imperiled in <strong>Maine</strong> because of <strong>ex</strong>treme rarity or<br />

vulnerability to <strong>ex</strong>tirpation.<br />

None<br />

G4 Widespread, abundant, and apparently secure globally, but<br />

with cause for long-term concern.<br />

Status of <strong>Adlumia</strong> <strong>fungosa</strong><br />

None No Federal Status.<br />

State Status: Threatened Rare and, with further decline, could become endangered; or<br />

federally listed as Threatened. Listing criteria met: Special<br />

habitat, At edge of range, Declining populations

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Historical (before 1982)<br />

Recent (1982 - present)<br />

Reason(s) for rarity:<br />

Scarce throughout its range.<br />

Known Distribution in <strong>Maine</strong>:<br />

Conservation considerations:<br />

Conservation needs for this species are virtually unknown.<br />

This rare plant has been documented from a total of 13 town(s) in the following<br />

county(ies): Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Oxford, Penobscot, Waldo, York.<br />

Dates of documented observations are: 1860, 1890, 1904, 1915, 1926,<br />

1928, 1931, 1933, 1949, 1971, 1986, 1988, 1997, 2000<br />

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Plant rarity and status is based on 2008 data and the rest of the information in this fact sheet was downloaded from the Natural Areas<br />

Program’s Biological and Conservation Database on 04 MAY 2004. We are grateful to our Botanical Advisory Group for additional<br />

information on particular species, and in particular, to Arthur Haines for his assistance with identifying characteristics and taxonomic<br />

questions. Nomenclature follows Haines and Vining's Flora of <strong>Maine</strong> (V.F. Thomas Press, 1998); where older works refer to a plant by<br />

another name, it is given under "Synonyms". The Natural Areas Program, within the Department of Conservation, maintains the most<br />

comprehensive source of information on <strong>Maine</strong>’s rare or endangered plants and rare or <strong>ex</strong>emplary natural communities, and is a member of<br />

the Association for Biodiversity Information.<br />

If you know of locations for this plant or would like more information on this species,<br />

please contact the Natural Areas Program<br />

State House Station 93, Augusta, <strong>Maine</strong> 04333; telephone (207) 287-8044.