Species Details

Galium serpenticum ssp. scotticum

Scott Mountain bedstraw

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Photo of Galium serpenticum ssp. scotticum
©2011 Steve Matson
Photo of Galium serpenticum ssp. scotticum
©2011 Steve Matson
Photo of Galium serpenticum ssp. scotticum
©2013 Julie Kierstead Nelson
Scientific Name:
Galium serpenticum Dempster ssp. scotticum Dempster & Ehrend.
Common Name:
Scott Mountain bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Element Code: PDRUB0N1Y6
USDA Plants Symbol: GASES2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug
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Elevation:
1000 - 2075 meters
3280 - 6810 feet
General Habitats:
  • Lower montane coniferous forest (serpentinite)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Threatened by logging. See Brittonia 17:326 (1965) for original description, and Flora of California 4(2):33-34 (1979) by L. Dempster for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 8
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 15 29 %
THREAT LIST:
Logging 9 17%
Road/trail construction/maint. 7 13%
Grazing 4 7%
Mining 3 5%
Improper burning regime 2 3%
Total Occurrences: 52
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
7 6 1 1 0 37
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 37
Recent <=20 Years 15
Presence:
Presumed Extant 52
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Billys Peak (4112227), Callahan (4112237), Chicken Hawk Hill (4112214), China Mtn. (4112245), Deadman Peak (4112228), Eaton Peak (4112238), Etna (4112248), Gazelle Mtn. (4112246), Mount Eddy (4112234), Mumbo Basin (4112225), Scott Mountain (4112236), South China Mtn. (4112235), Tangle Blue Lake (4112226), Ycatapom Peak (4112217), Yreka (4112266)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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