Calflora: Silene serpentinicola

Calflora

Taxon Report 8986

Silene serpentinicola T. W. Nelson and J. P. Nelson

Serpentine catchfly

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Silene serpentinicola, a dicot, is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California.

It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). 7th Edition / 8th Edition


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus:	Silene

AFFINITY to serpentine soil: 6 (strict endemic) [Safford et al 2005]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + CNPS
PLANTS accepted name:	Silene hookeri ssp. serpentinicola

More information about Silene serpentinicola


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria USDA PLANTS Profile (SISE10)		Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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