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Gentiana plurisetosa

C.T. Mason

Bristly Gentian

G2Imperiled Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

MediumThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136511

Element CodePDGEN060V0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderGentianales

FamilyGentianaceae

GenusGentiana

Other Common Names

bristly gentian (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2016-05-23

Change Date2016-05-23

Edition Date2016-05-23

Edition Authorsrev. D. Gries, rev. A. Treher (2016)

Threat ImpactMedium

Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Occurs in northern California and southern Oregon at about 15 sites. Most sites are historic and should be surveyed to confirm the species is still extant. Some sites are threatened by cattle that may graze or trample plants.

Range Extent Comments

Occurs in Oregon and California (Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties).

Occurrences Comments

Two occurrences in Oregon and 13 in California. Many of the California occurrences are historic but thought to be extant.

Threat Impact Comments

Several sites are threatened cattle that might graze and trample plants.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Lower montane coniferous forest, meadows, upper montane coniferous forest, mesic. 1230-1938 m elevation. Wet mountain meadows; Elevation: 1200-1900 m (Jepson Flora Project 2017).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest - ConiferGrassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
California	S2	Yes
Oregon	S1	Yes

Threat Assessments

Threat	Scope	Severity	Timing
2 - Agriculture & aquaculture	Restricted (11-30%)	Unknown	High (continuing)

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

California (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Orleans Mtn.	Klamath National Forest	49,090
Orleans Mtn. B	Six Rivers National Forest	17,183
Orleans Mtn. C	Six Rivers National Forest	15,589
Russian	Klamath National Forest	21,771
Shackleford	Klamath National Forest	1,679
Siskiyou	Klamath National Forest	54,039
Snoozer	Klamath National Forest	23,414
Ukonom Creek	Klamath National Forest	4,621

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 14. Magnoliophyta: Gentianaceae to Hydroleaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 505 pp.
Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2015. Jepson Online Interchange for California Floristics. Accessed online: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange/
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Mason, C.T. Jr. 1990. A new Gentiana (Gentianaceae) from northern California and southern Oregon. Madrono 37(4):289-292.

Gentiana plurisetosa

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