Species Details

Ambrosia monogyra

singlewhorl burrobrush

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Classification

Scientific Name: Ambrosia monogyra Torr. & Gray
Common Name: singlewhorl burrobrush
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST50010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.2 on 2007-02-21
Add Date:	2007-02-21
Date Edited:	2022-02-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Aug-Nov
Elevation: 10 - 500 meters 35 - 1640 feet
General Habitat: Chaparral Sonoran desert scrub
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Sandy

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by trail maintenance and non-native plants. See Hymenoclea monogyra in TJM (1993). See Madrono 49: 143 (2002) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					30
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	4	0	0	24

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	14
Recent <=20 Years	16

Presence:
Presumed Extant	30
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Sonora, Mexico (SO), Texas (TX)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cuyamaca Peak (3211685), Descanso (3211675), Devore (3411724), Dulzura (3211667), Imperial Beach (3211751), Jamul Mountains (3211668), La Jolla (3211772), La Mesa (3211771), Mecca (3311651), National City (3211761), Otay Mesa (3211658), Otay Mountain (3211657), Palm Springs (3311675)

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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CRPR List Addition on 2007-02-21