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Silene douglasii

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Douglas' Campion

G5Secure Found in 54 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150217
Element CodePDCAR0U0L0
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
Douglas' Catchfly (EN) Silène de Douglas (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2019-11-25
Change Date2019-11-25
Edition Date2019-11-25
Edition AuthorsTreher (2019)
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Silene douglasii occurs in western North American with three varieties, two of which are much more range restricted, as compared to the typical variety. The typical variety, Silene douglasii var. douglasii has no widespread threats or declines reported and there are well over 300 occurrences over a very large range. See specific taxa for more information.
Range Extent Comments
This species occurs from southern British Columbia south to eastern California, northern Nevada, northern Utah, Idaho, and western Wyoming (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1964).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingS1Yes
NevadaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (54)
California (22)
AreaForestAcres
Callahan FlowModoc National Forest6,618
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dobie FlatModoc National Forest15,079
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
LavasModoc National Forest25,864
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2,627
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Snow MountainLassen National Forest2,165
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest829
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Nevada (8)
AreaForestAcres
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
North SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,773
Pearl PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest71,405
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Ruby - MarshHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest10,164
Ruby - SegundaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,532
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
West SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest21,656
Oregon (12)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Jackson CreekColville National Forest3,003
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
Upper TucannonUmatilla National Forest12,485
References (3)
  1. Fertig, Walter. Personal communication. State botanist. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Olympia, WA.
  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.
  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.