Species Details

Monardella eremicola

Clark Mountain monardella

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Classification

Scientific Name: Monardella eremicola A.C. Sanders & Elvin
Common Name: Clark Mountain monardella
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM18130
USDA Plants Symbol:
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Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3Q
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.3 on 2011-12-06
Add Date:	2011-12-06
Date Edited:	2022-03-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug
Elevation: 1500 - 2100 meters 4920 - 6890 feet
General Habitat: Pinyon and juniper woodland Riparian scrub (desert)
General Micro Habitat: Usually in bedrock cracks and benches along canyon washes.
Micro Habitat: Carbonate Granitic Rock crevices (usually) Washes

Notes

Notes: Known only from the Clark and Kingston mtns. Similar to M. arizonica, M. boydii, M. linoides, M. mojavensis, and M. robisonii; needs further study to indicate its relationship to these other taxa. Intergrades extensively with M. linoides ssp. sierrae and M. odoratissima ssp. glauca in the northern part of its range. See Novon 19:315-343 (2009) for original description.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					9
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	9

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	9
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)
Blackwater Mine (3511577), Clark Mtn. (3511555), Horse Thief Springs (3511578), Ivanpah (3511533), Kingston Peak (3511568)

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 2011-12-06