Species Details

Teucrium cubense ssp. depressum

dwarf germander

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Classification

Scientific Name: Teucrium cubense Jacq. ssp. depressum McClintock & Epling
Common Name: dwarf germander
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM20032
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5T3T4
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.2 on 2008-09-02
Add Date:	2008-09-02
Date Edited:	2024-03-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-May(Sep-Nov)

Elevation:
45 - 400 meters
150 - 1310 feet

General Habitats:

Desert dunes
Playas (margins)
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known in California from fewer than 10 occurrences. Threatened by solar energy development. See Bull. NY Bot. Gard. 1: 288 (1899) for original description, and Brittonia 5(5): 491-510 (1946) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	2	40 %
Foot traffic/trampling	2	40%
ORV activity	2	40%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	0

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), New Mexico (NM), Texas (TX)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Riverside (RIV)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blythe (3311455), Blythe NE (3311465), Coyote Wells (3211568), Hayfield Spring (3311565), Hopkins Well (3311458), McCoy Wash (3311466), Ripley (3311456)

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

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2008-09-02