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Silene menziesii

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Menzies' Catchfly

G5Secure Found in 38 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.791363
Element CodePDCAR0U2C0
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 de Menzies (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America (vol. 5, 2005) narrows the concept of Silene menziesii by elevating S. menziesii ssp. williamsii (= S. williamsii) to full species level. FNA also does not recognize distinct subspecies.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2019-10-17
Change Date2015-06-02
Range Extent Comments
Known from Alta., B.C., Man., N.W.T., Sask., Yukon; Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo. (FNA vol. 5, 2005).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
ManitobaS1Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
AlaskaS3Yes
NebraskaS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MontanaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (38)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
PowleyModoc National Forest6,268
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
Idaho (6)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Boulder - White CloudsSawtooth National Forest322,653
Boulder - White CloudsSalmon-Challis National Forest139,297
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Lolo CreekLolo National Forest14,335
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
Stony MountainBitterroot National Forest44,057
Oregon (8)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder ParkWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,141
Flag CreekMalheur National Forest7,716
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Myrtle SilviesMalheur National Forest11,679
Pine CreekMalheur National Forest5,462
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
418043Uinta National Forest9,493
Fishlake MountainFishlake National Forest25,217
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Washington (9)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
BangsColville National Forest3,746
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Jackson CreekColville National Forest3,003
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Wyoming (4)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Leigh CreekBighorn National Forest19,180
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
South Wyoming RangeBridger-Teton National Forest85,776
References (2)
  1. 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.
  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.