Silene verecunda ssp. verecunda Calflora

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Taxon Report

Silene verecunda S. Watson ssp. verecunda

Dolores campion, San francisco campion

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

also called Silene verecunda

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~64 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Chaparral, Coastal Prairie, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Silene verecunda ssp. verecunda from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (SIVEV) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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
[elkhornsloughctp.org] Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/03/2025).