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Fritillaria viridea

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San Benito Fritillary

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G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145118
Element CodePMLIL0V0L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
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 Date2016-08-02
Change Date2010-10-28
Edition Date2012-06-06
Edition AuthorsG. Davis
Range Extent100-250 square km (about 40-100 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank Reasons
Endemic to California, Fritillaria viridea is known from fewer than 20 occurrences. Threats include vehicle use and mining.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to California in Fresno, Monterey, San Benito, and San Luis Obispo counties (CNPS Rare Plant Inventory website, June 2012).
Occurrences Comments
18 total occurrences; 12 recent
Threat Impact Comments
ORVs, mining, trampling, recreation.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Shrub understory, serpentine; Elevation: 200-1500 m (Jepson Flora Project 2017). Serpentine slopes; 200-1500 m (FNA 2202a).
Terrestrial Habitats
Shrubland/chaparral
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
References (4)
  1. 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.
  2. Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2015. Jepson Online Interchange for California Floristics. Accessed online: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange/
  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.
  4. Skinner, M.W., and B.M. Pavlik, eds. 1997 (1994). Inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 1997 Electronic Inventory Update of 1994 5th edition, California Native Plant Society, Special Publication No. 1, Sacramento.