Species Details

Silene hookeri

Hooker's catchfly

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Classification

Scientific Name: Silene hookeri Nutt.
Common Name: Hooker's catchfly
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDCAR0U2M0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SIHO
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2B.2 on 2021-07-30
Add Date:	2021-07-30
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: (Mar)May-Jul
Elevation: 150 - 1260 meters 490 - 4135 feet
General Habitat: Chaparral Cismontane woodland Lower montane coniferous forest
General Micro Habitat: Often in grassy openings. Sometimes on rocky slopes.
Micro Habitat: Openings (often) Rocky (sometimes) Serpentinite (sometimes)

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Potentially threatened by logging. Possibly threatened by vegetation/fuels management.
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					31
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	31

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	22

Presence:
Presumed Extant	31
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), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Carberry Creek (4212312), Takilma (4212315), Bark Shanty Gulch (4112345), Broken Rib Mtn. (4112386), Brushy Mtn. (3912352), Clear Creek (4112364), Dillon Mtn. (4112355), Dubakella Mtn. (4012342), Forest Glen (4012333), Gasquet (4112378), Hiouchi (4112471), Huckleberry Mtn. (4112363), Jamison Ridge (3912362), Naufus Creek (4012343), Orleans (4112335), Polar Bear Mtn. (4112385), Somes Bar (4112344), Thompson Peak (4112311), Youngs Peak (4112323)

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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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Addition to California Rare Plant Rank 2B.2, G4 / S2
Original Description:	A Flora of North America 1(2): 193 (1838)
Revised Nomenclature:	Madroño 66(4): 176-193 (2019)