Taxon Report

Fritillaria viridea Kell.

San Benito fritillary

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© 2010 Aaron Schusteff

  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Fritillaria viridea Kell.
Common Name:
 San Benito fritillary
Family: Liliaceae
Element Code: PMLIL0V0L0
USDA Plants Symbol: FRVI2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May Mar-May
Elevation: 200-1525 (655-5005)
General Habitats: Chaparral, Cismontane woodland
Microhabitat: Roadsides (sometimes), Rocky (sometimes), Serpentine, Slopes, Streambanks (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Global Rank: G2
State Rank:
 S2
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status: BLM_S; SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 24
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 3
   Good (B) 8
   Fair (C) 3
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 10

Location
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alder Peak (3512183), Burro Mountain (3512173), Cape San Martin (3512184), Ciervo Mtn. (3612045), Cone Peak (3612114), Hepsedam Peak (3612037), Hernandez Reservoir (3612047), Idria (3612046), Priest Valley (3612026), Rock Spring Peak (3612048), San Benito Mtn. (3612036), Santa Rita Peak (3612035)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 10
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
10 42 %
ORV activity 8 33%
Road/trail construction/maint. 2 8%
Vandalism/dumping/litter 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 1 4%
Erosion/runoff 1 4%
Feral pigs 1 4%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 4%
Military operations 1 4%
Mining 1 4%

Notes
Needs study; plants from MNT Co. may be F. ojaiensis. Threatened by vehicles and expansion of mining. See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2:9 (1863) for original description.
Threats:
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 9 January 2025].