Taxon Details

Menodora spinescens var. mohavensis

Mojave menodora

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Taxon Summary:

Menodora spinescens var. mohavensis, commonly known as Mojave menodora, is a perennial deciduous shrub in the Oleaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub, growing at elevations from 690 to 2000 meters. Menodora spinescens var. mohavensis is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Menodora spinescens A. Gray var. mohavensis Steyerm.
Common Name: Mojave menodora
Family:	Oleaceae
Element Code:	PDOLE09061
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.2 on 2011-08-17
Add Date:	2011-08-17
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: Apr-May

Elevation:
690 - 2000 meters
2265 - 6560 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub

Microhabitat Details: Andesite gravel, rocky hillsides, canyons

Microhabitat:

Gravelly
Rocky
Slopes

Notes

Notes: Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Need quads for INY Co. Threatened by wind energy development. Potentially threatened by vehicles. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 19:78-176 (1932) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	23 %
Development	2	15%
Landfill	1	7%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					13
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	3	3	0	0	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	13
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Barstow (3411781), Barstow SE (3411771), Dale Lake (3411526), Grand View Mine (3411657), Minneola (3411677), Nebo (3411688), Ord Mountain (3411667), Queen Mtn. (3411611), Silver Bell Mine (3411665), West Ord Mountain (3411668), White Horse Mtn. (3411658)

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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Presumed Extant

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