Silene greenei ssp. angustifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Silene greenei S. Watson ssp. angustifolia (F.N. Williams) Rabeler & Gandhi

Red Mountain catchfly

2019 John Game

2017 Julie Kierstead Nelson

2015 Cherilyn Burton

2003 BLM,Arcata Field Office

Silene greenei ssp. angustifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Silene campanulata ssp. campanulata

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~21 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Parent:	Silene greenei
Genus:	Silene
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 5.3 - broad endemic

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Silene campanulata ssp. campanulata

Information about Silene greenei ssp. angustifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/25/2024).