Species Details

Synthyris missurica ssp. missurica

kitten-tails

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Classification

Scientific Name: Synthyris missurica (Raf.) Penn. ssp. missurica
Common Name: kitten-tails
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1W042
USDA Plants Symbol:	SYMIM2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5T4T5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_BerrySB
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: (May)Jun-Jul(Aug)

Elevation:
2000 - 2560 meters
6560 - 8400 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known in CA only from the Warner Mtns. Potentially threatened by grazing, trampling, and mining. See Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 85:89 (1933) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	18	51 %
Grazing	9	25%
Foot traffic/trampling	8	22%
Logging	7	20%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	4	11%
Road/trail construction/maint.	3	8%
Other	3	8%
Mining	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					35
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	10	2	0	0	22

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	14
Recent <=20 Years	21

Presence:
Presumed Extant	35
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Davis Creek (4112063), Eagle Peak (4112032), Emerson Peak (4112022), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Payne Peak (4112053), Shields Creek (4112043), Snake Lake (4112021), Soup Creek (4112033), Warren Peak (4112042), Willow Ranch (4112083)

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.

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