Species Details

Monardella mojavensis

Granite Mountains monardella

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Classification

Scientific Name: Monardella mojavensis Elvin & A.C. Sanders
Common Name: Granite Mountains monardella
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM181A0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.3 on 2022-03-15
Add Date:	2022-03-15
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: shrub

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
800 - 1700 meters
2625 - 5580 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details: washes and adjacent fans, rarely on limestone, Bajadas

Microhabitat:

Carbonate (rarely)
Granitic (usually)
Gravelly
Rocky
Sandy
Slopes
Washes

Notes

Notes:
Threats:
Taxonomy: Plants in Ord Mtns. are now placed in M. boydii. Taxonomy of plants in New York Mtns. is problematic (closer to M. eremicola?), and plants in Sheep Hole Mtns. are intermediate with M. robisonii. Plants from s NV (Newberry Mtns.), included in original description, may be undescribed.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					24
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	0	23

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	11
Recent <=20 Years	13

Presence:
Presumed Extant	24
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)?

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bighorn Basin (3411576), Brown Buttes (3411566), Budweiser Wash (3411577), Cowhole Mountain (3511518), East of Siberia (3411567), Fountain Peak (3411585), Old Dad Mtn. (3511517), Old Woman Statue (3411552), Painted Rock Wash (3411551), West of Budweiser Wash (3411578)

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:	Proposed Addition to California Rare Plant Rank 1B.3, G2 / S2
Original Description:	Novon 19(3): 333 (2009)