Species Details

Moneses uniflora

woodnymph

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Classification

Scientific Name: Moneses uniflora (L.) Gray
Common Name: woodnymph
Family:	Ericaceae
Element Code:	PDPYR02010
USDA Plants Symbol:	MOUN2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 4.3 to 2.2 on 2013-02-25
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-04-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
100 - 1100 meters
330 - 3610 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
North Coast coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Previously on List 4.3; rarer than previously thought. Many occurrences historical; need field surveys.
Threats: Potentially threatened by trail maintenance and logging.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	14 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	14%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					7
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	7
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Idaho (ID), Maine (ME), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
City of Mount Shasta (4112233), Crescent City (4112472), Fern Canyon (4112441), Hurdygurdy Butte (4112377), Orick (4112431), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Shelly Creek Ridge (4112387), Sister Rocks (4112462)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Rank Change from 4.3, G5 / S3.3 to 2.2, G5 / S2
Original Description:	Species Plantarum 1:397 (1753)
Taxonomic Treatment:	A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States, p. 273 (1848)
Species Account:	Moneses uniflora profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory