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Scoliopus bigelovii

Torr.

California Fetid Adder's-tongue

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145417

Element CodePMLIL1U010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderLiliales

FamilyLiliaceae

GenusScoliopus

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 Date1998-01-12

Edition Date1998-01-13

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C. (1991), rev. L. Morse (1998)

Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)

Range Extent Comments

Endemic to CA, coast ranges from Humboldt Co. to Santa Cruz Co.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist shaded slopes below 1500 ft. in Redwood forests (Munz, 1975).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	S1	Yes
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Creek Rare I	Six Rivers National Forest	12,134
Slide Creek	Six Rivers National Forest	11,458

References (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.
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.