Taxon Report

Silene greenei (S. Watson) Howell ssp. angustifolia (F.N. Williams) Rabeler & Gandhi

Red Mountain catchfly

Print Report

Classification


Scientific Name:	Silene greenei (S. Watson) Howell ssp. angustifolia (F.N. Williams) Rabeler & Gandhi
Common Name:	Red Mountain catchfly
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDCAR0U0A2
USDA Plants Symbol:	SICAC
Synonyms/Other Names:	Silene campanulata ssp. campanulata

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jun	May-Jun
Elevation:	425-2085 (1395-6840)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Rocky, Serpentine (usually)
Microhabitat Details:	Peridotite

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
State List:	CE
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes:	changed from 4.2 to 1B.2 on 2021-11-21

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	11
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	2
Good (B)	2
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	1
Unknown (U)	6

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mendocino (MEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Leggett (3912376), Noble Butte (3912386)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	6
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	5	45 %
Mining	2	18%
Other	1	9%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	9%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	9%
Erosion/runoff	1	9%
Logging	1	9%

Notes



Only plants from Red Mtn. and Little Red Mtn., MEN Co., are recognized for status and included in this treatment; plants that key to ssp. angustifolia outside of this region have uncertain affinities.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed change from CRPR 4.2, G5T3Q / S3 to 1B.2, G5T1 / S1 (2021)

Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 341-342 (1875)

Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 15(1): 57-58 (2021)

University of Washington Publications in Biology 13:22-23 (1947)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].