Species Details

Silene serpentinicola

serpentine catchfly

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Classification

Scientific Name: Silene serpentinicola T. W. & J. P. Nelson
Common Name: serpentine catchfly
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDCAR0U2B0
USDA Plants Symbol:
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Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2005-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-05-12

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul
Elevation: 145 - 1650 meters 475 - 5415 feet
General Habitat: Chaparral Lower montane coniferous forest
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Gravelly (sometimes) Openings Rocky (sometimes) Serpentinite

Notes

Notes: "Red Hill" location (722C?) recorded by Jepson (#2904, JEPS) needs confirmation. Locally common in the Smith River Basin of Northwestern California. Threatened by foot traffic. Possibly threatened by fire suppression. Although distinct, formerly confused with S. californica and S. hookeri ssp. pulverulenta. Not in TJM (1993). See Madroño 51:384 (2004) for original description, and Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. natur. 12(1):1-6 (2005) for treatment of junior homonym; S. boyd-klineana.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					55
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	4	0	0	0	50

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	16
Recent <=20 Years	39

Presence:
Presumed Extant	55
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cant Hook Mtn. (4112368), Childs Hill (4112461), Gasquet (4112378), High Divide (4112481), High Plateau Mtn. (4112388), Hiouchi (4112471), Klamath Glen (4112358)?

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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