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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Diplacus aridus

low bush monkeyflower

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Diplacus aridus Abrams
Common Name:
low bush monkeyflower
Family: Phrymaceae
Element Code: PDSCR22040
USDA Plants Symbol: DIAR6
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4
State Rank:
 S3
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1984-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-12-06

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul
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Elevation:
750 - 1200 meters
2460 - 3935 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral (rocky)
  • Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:

  Notes

Notes:
Possibly threatened by vehicles. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 32:540 (1905) for original description, Phytoneuron 2012-39:1-60 (2012) for revised nomenclature, and Phytoneuron 2012-45:1-20 (2012) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), San Diego (SDG), Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Agua Caliente Springs (3211683), Earthquake Valley (3311614), Fallbrook (3311743), In-ko-pah Gorge (3211661), Jacumba (3211662), Julian (3311615), La Jolla (3211772), Live Oak Springs (3211663), Mesa Grande (3311627), Monument Peak (3211684), Ranchita (3311625), Sombrero Peak (3211673), Sweeney Pass (3211672), Tierra Del Sol (3211653), Tranquillon Mtn. (3412055), Tubb Canyon (3311624)
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.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 21 November 2024].