Species Details

Silene salmonacea

Klamath Mountain catchfly

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Classification

Scientific Name: Silene salmonacea T.W. Nelson, J.P. Nelson & S.A. Erwin
Common Name: Klamath Mountain catchfly
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDCAR0U2D0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SISA12
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.2 on 2006-10-31 added to Enter New Value on 2005-03-07
Add Date:	2006-10-31
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: (Apr)May-Jul

Elevation:
775 - 1345 meters
2545 - 4415 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Openings
Serpentine (usually)

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by road maintenance. Possibly threatened by vehicles and logging. See Madroño 53(1): 72-76 (2006) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	64	90 %
Logging	58	81%
Road/trail construction/maint.	14	19%
Erosion/runoff	2	2%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	1%
Mining	1	1%
ORV activity	1	1%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	1%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					71
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	48	14	0	0	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	70

Presence:
Presumed Extant	71
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Carrville (4112216), Covington Mill (4012287), Damnation Peak (4012285), Papoose Creek (4012276), Rush Creek Lakes (4012278), Tangle Blue Lake (4112226), Trinity Center (4012286), Trinity Dam (4012277), Whisky Bill Peak (4112215)

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

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Status Review:	CRPR List Addition on 2005-03-07
CNPS Status Review:	CRPR List Addition on 2006-10-31
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

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