Plants Profile for Helianthemum bicknellii (hoary frostweed)

General Information
Symbol:	HEBI2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Cistaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Subshrub
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 540. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
CRBI6	Crocanthemum bicknellii (Fernald) Barnhart
CRMA17	Crocanthemum majus sensu Britton

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cistaceae – Rock-rose family
Genus	Helianthemum Mill. – frostweed
Species	Helianthemum bicknellii Fernald – hoary frostweed

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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.
Kentucky plains frostweed Threatened
Maryland hoary frostweed Endangered
Ohio plains frostweed Threatened
Pennsylvania Bicknell's hoary rockrose Endangered
Tennessee plains frostweed Possibly Extirpated, Endangered
Vermont plains frostweed Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status