Taxon Report
Silene verecunda Wats. ssp. verecundaSan Francisco campion |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Silene verecunda Wats. ssp. verecunda |
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Common Name: |
San Francisco campion |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Element Code: | PDCAR0U213 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | SIVEV |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial herb |
| Blooming Period: (Feb)Mar-Jul(Aug) | (Feb)Mar-Jul(Aug) |
| Elevation: | 30-645 (100-2115) |
| General Habitats: | Chaparral, Coastal bluff scrub, Coastal prairie, Coastal scrub, Valley and foothill grassland |
| Microhabitat: | Sandy |
| Microhabitat Details: |
Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G5T1 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_UCSC |
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CRPR Changes: |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 20 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 1 |
| Fair (C) | 1 |
| Poor (D) | 1 |
| None (X) | 7 |
| Unknown (U) | 10 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| San Francisco (SFO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Cruz (SCR) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Ano Nuevo (3712213), Montara Mountain (3712254), San Francisco North (3712274), San Francisco South (3712264), Woodside (3712243) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 7 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 13 | 65 % | |
| Non-native plant impacts | 6 | 30% |
| Development | 4 | 20% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 3 | 15% |
| Grazing | 2 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 10% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 5% |
| Erosion/runoff | 1 | 5% |
Notes
| Threatened by development, recreational activities, and non-native plants. Not in TJM 2. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10:344 (1875) for original description, and University of Washington Publications in Biology 13:41-42 (1947) for taxonomic treatment. |
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Selected References
| CRPR List Deletion on 2009-06-08 |
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].