Species Details

Galium serpenticum ssp. scotticum

Scott Mountain bedstraw

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Classification

Scientific Name: Galium serpenticum Dempster ssp. scotticum Dempster & Ehrend.
Common Name: Scott Mountain bedstraw
Family:	Rubiaceae
Element Code:	PDRUB0N1Y6
USDA Plants Symbol:	GASES2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
1000 - 2075 meters
3280 - 6810 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest (serpentinite)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by logging. See Brittonia 17:326 (1965) for original description, and Flora of California 4(2):33-34 (1979) by L. Dempster for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	15	29 %
Logging	9	17%
Road/trail construction/maint.	7	13%
Grazing	4	7%
Mining	3	5%
Improper burning regime	2	3%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	1%
Other	1	1%
Over-collecting/poaching	1	1%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					52
A	B	C	D	X	U
7	6	1	1	0	37

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	37
Recent <=20 Years	15

Presence:
Presumed Extant	52
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Billys Peak (4112227), Callahan (4112237), Chicken Hawk Hill (4112214), China Mtn. (4112245), Deadman Peak (4112228), Eaton Peak (4112238), Etna (4112248), Gazelle Mtn. (4112246), Mount Eddy (4112234), Mumbo Basin (4112225), Scott Mountain (4112236), South China Mtn. (4112235), Tangle Blue Lake (4112226), Ycatapom Peak (4112217), Yreka (4112266)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Other:

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile