Species Details

Fritillaria viridea

San Benito fritillary

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Classification

Scientific Name: Fritillaria viridea Kell.
Common Name: San Benito fritillary
Family:	Liliaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL0V0L0
USDA Plants Symbol:	FRVI2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb

Blooming Period: Mar-May

Elevation:
200 - 1525 meters
655 - 5005 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Roadsides (sometimes)
Rocky (sometimes)
Serpentine
Slopes
Streambanks (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Needs study; plants from MNT Co. may be F. ojaiensis. Threatened by vehicles and expansion of mining. See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2:9 (1863) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	10
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	42 %
ORV activity	8	33%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	8%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	4%
Other	1	4%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	4%
Erosion/runoff	1	4%
Feral pigs	1	4%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	4%
Military operations	1	4%
Mining	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					24
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	8	3	0	0	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	11
Recent <=20 Years	13

Presence:
Presumed Extant	24
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alder Peak (3512183), Burro Mountain (3512173), Cape San Martin (3512184), Ciervo Mtn. (3612045), Cone Peak (3612114), Hepsedam Peak (3612037), Hernandez Reservoir (3612047), Idria (3612046), Priest Valley (3612026), Rock Spring Peak (3612048), San Benito Mtn. (3612036), Santa Rita Peak (3612035)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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