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Species Details

Gentiana setigera

Mendocino gentian

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Gentiana setigera Gray
Common Name:
Mendocino gentian
Family: Gentianaceae
Element Code: PDGEN060S0
USDA Plants Symbol: GESE2
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; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1980-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-03-01

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: (Apr-Jul)Aug-Sep
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Elevation:
335 - 1065 meters
1100 - 3495 feet
General Habitats:
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • Meadows and seeps
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Mesic

  Notes

Notes:
Candidate for state listing in OR.
Threats:

Threatened by mining activities and wetland alteration.
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 6
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 5 45 %
THREAT LIST:
Mining 2 18%
Road/trail construction/maint. 2 18%
Surface water diversion 1 9%
ORV activity 1 9%
Other 1 9%

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 11
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 7 0 0 0 3
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 4
Recent <=20 Years 7
Presence:
Presumed Extant 11
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), Mendocino (MEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Broken Rib Mtn. (4112386), Gasquet (4112378), High Divide (4112481), High Plateau Mtn. (4112388), Noble Butte (3912386)
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

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Revised Nomenclature: Madroño 36(1):49-50 (1989)
Species Account: Gentiana setigera profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other: USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

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Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 26 December 2024].
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