CNPS

Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California

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: PDCAR0U0R0
USDA Plants Symbol: SIHO
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

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

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:

Potentially threatened by logging. Possibly threatened by vegetation/fuels management. See A Flora of North America 1(2): 193 (1838) for original description, and Madroño 66(4): 176-193 (2019) for revised taxonomy.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:
References:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
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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Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2021. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (online edition, v9-01 0.0). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed date].