Species Profile for No common name(Silene alexandri)

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No common name (Silene alexandri)

Taxonomy:

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Listing Status: Endangered

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

General Information

Silene alexandri, a member of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), is an erect, short-lived perennial herb, 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft) tall, and woody at the base. The narrow, elliptic leaves are 30 to 65 mm (1.2 to 2.5 in) long by 6 to 14 mm (0.2 to 0.6 in) wide, and hairless except for a fringe along the margins. Flowers are arranged in open clusters with stalks 10 to 19 mm (0.4 to 0.7 in) long. The 5-lobed, 10-veined, tubular calyx is 19 to 25 mm (0.7 to 1 in) long, and the 5 white, deeply-lobed, clawed petals extend about 4 to 6 mm (0.2 in) beyond the calyx. The capsule is about 14 to 16 mm (0.6 in) long, but seeds have never been seen. The hairless stems, flowering stalks, and sepals and the larger flowers with white petals separate this species from other members of the genus.

Current Listing Status Summary

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Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	10-08-1992	Pacific Region (Region 1)	Wherever found

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» Range Information

Current Range

Last Updated: 07-27-2021 - Wherever found

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Wherever found
Listing status: Endangered

States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
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USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:

State	County
Hawaii	Kalawao
Hawaii	Maui

» Candidate Information

No Candidate information available for this species.

No Candidate Assessments available for this species.

No Candidate Notice of Review Documents currently available for this species.

No Uplisting Documents currently available for this species.

» Federal Register Documents

Federal Register Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title
06/25/2021	86 FR 33726 33728	Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 77 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii; request for information
03/30/2016	81 FR 17789 18110	Designation and Nondesignation of Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Species; Final Rule
02/12/2016	81 FR 7571	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 76 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho
06/11/2012	77 FR 34464 34775	Listing 38 Species on Molokai, Lanai, and Maui as Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Species
03/06/2012	77 FR 13248 13251	5-Year Status Reviews of 46 Species in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Montana, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands:Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
04/11/2006	71 FR 18345 18348	Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 70 Species in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii, and Guam
03/18/2003	68 FR 12982 13141	Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations and nondesignations of critical habitat for 42 plant species from the island of Molokai, HI; final rule
08/26/2002	67 FR 54766 54767	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations and Non-designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai, Niihau, Maui, Kahoolawe, Molokai, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, and Oahu, Hawaii; Alll Plants Open comment Period
08/23/2002	67 FR 54607 54609	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Island of Molokai, Hawaii: Public Hearing
04/05/2002	67 FR 16492 16579	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Island of Molokai, Hawaii

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» Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

No Species Status Assessments (SSA's) are currently available for this species.

Special Rule Publications

No Special Rule Publications currently available for this species.

» Recovery

Species with Recovery Documents Data Explorer
Recovery Priority Number: 5

Current Recovery Plan(s)

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Date	Plan Stage	Recovery Plan	Implementation Status	SSAs/Biological Reports	Recovery Implementation Strategies
09/26/1996	Final	Recovery Plan for the Molokai Plant Cluster (16 spp.)	View Implementation Progress

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Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
06/25/2021	86 FR 33726 33728	Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 77 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii; request for information	Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation
02/12/2016	81 FR 7571	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 76 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho	Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation
03/06/2012	77 FR 13248 13251	5-Year Status Reviews of 46 Species in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Montana, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands:Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.	Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation
04/11/2006	71 FR 18345 18348	Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 70 Species in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii, and Guam	Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation

Date	Title
08/24/2023	Silene alexandri (no common name) 5-Year Review 2023
10/23/2018	Silene alexandri 5-Year Review
03/31/2014	Silene alexandri 5-Year Review
01/18/2008	Silene alexandri 5-Year Review

» Critical Habitat

Critical Habitat Spatial Extents

Population(s)

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Critical Habitat Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title	Critical Habitat Shapefile	Document Type
03/30/2016	81 FR 17789 18110	Designation and Nondesignation of Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Species; Final Rule	Download	Final

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» Conservation Plans

No Conservation Plans currently available for this species.

» Petitions

No Petitions currently available for this species.

» Biological Opinions

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» Life History

Habitat Requirements

Silene alexandri occurs on moderate to steep slopes or lowland mesic shrubland. Plants grow on steep, north facing, basalt walls near the gulch bottom at 838 m (2,750 m) of elevation. Associated native species include Metrosideros spp. (ohia), Dodonaea viscosa (aalii), Leptecophylla tameiameiae (pukiawe), and Dicranopteris linearis (uluhe).

Movement / Home Range

Silene alexandri historically occurred on Molokai at Makolelau and Kamalo on East Molokai. It currently occurs on East Molokai.

Reproductive Strategy

Little is known about its flowering cycles, pollination vectors, seed dispersal agents, longevity, specific environmental requirements, and limiting factors.

Other

Silene alexandri was described by Hillebrand (1888) based upon a specimen he discovered on Molokai; S. alexandri is its currently accepted name.

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