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Fritillaria purdyi

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Purdy's Fritillary

G4Apparently Secure Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130564
Element CodePMLIL0V0H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyLiliaceae
GenusFritillaria
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 Date2014-10-21
Change Date2014-10-21
Edition Date2014-10-21
Edition AuthorsVrilakas, Sue (1989); rev. R. Bittman 5/2005, rev. R. Bittman (2014)
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
This species has a limited range in northern California and one single site in Oregon. It appears to be not uncommon where it is found. Threats also appear to be low.
Range Extent Comments
Except for one report in Josephine County, Oregon, this species is known from northern California in the counties of Yolo, Napa, Colusa, Lake, Glenn, Mendocino, Tehama, Trinity and Humboldt.
Occurrences Comments
CNDDB (2014) estimates there are over 80 occurrences in California. There is apparently only one Oregon occurrence.
Threat Impact Comments
Logging may be a threat (CNDDB 2014).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This plant grows on dry ridges, usually on serpentine.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS4Yes
OregonS1Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
5 - Biological resource use———
5.3 - Logging & wood harvesting———

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Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (13)
California (13)
AreaForestAcres
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Board CampSix Rivers National Forest4,527
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest23,182
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
Skeleton GladeMendocino National Forest9,237
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
ThatcherMendocino National Forest16,652
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
Wilderness ContiguousMendocino National Forest3,606
References (3)
  1. California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB). 2014. RareFind Version 5. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.