Species Details

Erythranthe calcicola

limestone monkeyflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Erythranthe calcicola N.S. Fraga & D.A. York
Common Name: limestone monkeyflower
Family:	Phrymaceae
Element Code:	PDPHR01010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.3 on 2013-06-24
Add Date:	2013-06-24
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jun

Elevation:
915 - 2165 meters
3000 - 7105 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate (usually)
Slopes (usually)
Talus (usually)

Notes

Notes: Many occurrences historical; needs field surveys. Possibly threatened by historic mining and non-native plants. Previously identified as E. montioides. Similar to E. rubella. Not in TJM 2. See Aliso 30(1):49-68 (2012) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					15
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	15

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	7
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	15
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

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

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chloride City (3611668), Echo Canyon (3611646), Emigrant Canyon (3611742), Emigrant Pass (3611732), Joshua Flats (3711728), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Laws (3711843), Panamint (3611711), Santa Rosa Flat (3611746), Talc City Hills (3611736), Waucoba Canyon (3611788), Waucoba Mtn. (3711811), Waucoba Spring (3711718), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

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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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory