Taxon Details

Teucrium glandulosum

desert germander

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Taxon Summary:

Teucrium glandulosum, commonly known as desert germander, is a perennial stoloniferous herb in the Lamiaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from 400 to 790 meters. Teucrium glandulosum is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Teucrium glandulosum Kell.
Common Name: desert germander
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM20040
USDA Plants Symbol:	TEGL2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial stoloniferous herb

Blooming Period: Apr-May

Elevation:
400 - 790 meters
1310 - 2590 feet

General Habitats:

Sonoran desert scrub (rocky)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known in CA only from the Whipple Mtns. Need field surveys. See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2:23 (1860) for original description, and Brittonia 5(5):506-507 (1946) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					5
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	1	0	0	0	1

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	5
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Sonora, Mexico (SO)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Gene Wash (3411432), Whipple Wash (3411433)

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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