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Silene repens

Patrin ex Pers.

Creeping Catchfly

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157104

Element CodePDCAR0U1H0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusSilene

Other Common Names

Silène rampant (FR)

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005) does not recognize infrataxa in Silene repens.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-04-29

Change Date1988-11-18

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	SNR	Yes
British Columbia	S2	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wyoming	S1	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Borah Peak	Salmon-Challis National Forest	130,463

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
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.