Species Details

Swertia perennis

felwort

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Trent M. Draper

Urs Landergott

Trent M. Draper

Classification

Scientific Name: Swertia perennis L.
Common Name: felwort
Family:	Gentianaceae
Element Code:	PDGEN0H010
USDA Plants Symbol:	SWPE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:
State Rank:
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 4.2 on 2024-09-26
Add Date:	2024-09-26
Date Edited:	2024-10-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jul-Sep

Elevation:
1935 - 3400 meters
6350 - 11155 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Riparian scrub
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: Found in wet (often alluvial) soil in mesic openings in coniferous forest or meadows near drainages or lake edges.

Microhabitat:

Granitic (usually)
Lake Margins (sometimes)
Streambanks (sometimes)

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Threatened by inappropriate grazing, trampling, and hydrological alterations. Potentially threatened by fire suppression activities and high severity fire.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
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)
Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

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.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	Proposed addition to CRPR 4.2, G5 / S3 (2024)
Original Description:	Species Plantarum 1: 226 (1753)