Veratrum insolitum

Jepson

Siskiyou False Hellebore

G3Vulnerable Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141552
Element CodePMLIL25040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyMelanthiaceae
GenusVeratrum
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
Review Date1998-01-11
Change Date1998-01-13
Edition Date1998-01-13
Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (1998)
Rank Reasons
Widespread (California, southwester Oregon, also in Washington State), but uncommon in its habitat, and considered rare in California, the main part of its range.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (27)
California (22)
AreaForestAcres
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest22,040
Condrey Mtn.Klamath National Forest2,923
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
East BeegumShasta-Trinity National Forest8,425
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
GriderKlamath National Forest10,647
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Monkey CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,017
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
PantherShasta-Trinity National Forest12,016
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou ASix Rivers National Forest1,017
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slide CreekSix Rivers National Forest11,458
SoliderSix Rivers National Forest14,918
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
CornpatchWillamette National Forest7,346
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.