Species Details

Silene greenei ssp. angustifolia

Red Mountain catchfly

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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

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	CE (1982-04-01)
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 4.2 to 1B.2 on 2021-11-21
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
425 - 2085 meters
1395 - 6840 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Lower montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: Peridotite

Microhabitat:

Rocky
Serpentine (usually)

Notes

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:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	6
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	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%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					11
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	2	0	0	1	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	7
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	10
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mendocino (MEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Leggett (3912376), 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

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Presumed Extant

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CNPS Status Review:	Proposed change from CRPR 4.2, G5T3Q / S3 to 1B.2, G5T1 / S1 (2021)
Original Description:	Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 341-342 (1875)
Revised Nomenclature:	Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 15(1): 57-58 (2021)
Taxonomic Treatment:	University of Washington Publications in Biology 13:22-23 (1947)

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