Species Details

Monardella exilis

Mojave monardella

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Classification

Scientific Name: Monardella exilis (A. Gray) Greene
Common Name: Mojave monardella
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM18090
USDA Plants Symbol:	MOEX
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3?
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 4.2 on 2022-08-04
Add Date:	2022-08-04
Date Edited:	2022-10-04

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Sep

Elevation:
600 - 2050 meters
1970 - 6725 feet

General Habitats:

Chenopod scrub
Desert dunes
Great Basin scrub
Joshua tree "woodland"
Lower montane coniferous forest
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Urbanization, habitat loss, energy development, vehicles, grazing.
Taxonomy: Intergrades with M. candicans in sSN.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

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

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Adelanto (3411754), Adobe Mountain (3411766), Alpine Butte (3411768), Apple Valley North (3411752), Apple Valley South (3411742), Astley Rancho (3411774), Cactus Peak (3611717), Cajon (3411734), Camp Nelson (3611825), Cane Canyon (3511852), Cantil (3511738), Cinco (3511831), Coso Junction (3611718), Cougar Buttes (3411647), Crag Peak (3611812), Cross Mountain (3511832), El Mirage (3411756), Fifteenmile Valley (3411741), Grand View Mine (3411657), Haiwee Reservoirs (3611728), Hesperia (3411743), Hi Vista (3411767), Hockett Peak (3611824), Jackrabbit Hill (3411776), Juniper Hills (3411748), Kern Lake (3611834), Kernville (3511874), Kramer Hills (3411784), Kramer Junction (3411785), Lake Arrowhead (3411732), Lake Isabella North (3511864), Lake Isabella South (3511854), Lamont Peak (3511871), Lancaster East (3411861), Lancaster West (3411862), Leuhman Ridge (3411786), Little Buttes (3411873), Littlerock (3411758), Long Canyon (3611811), Lovejoy Buttes (3411757), Lucerne Valley (3411648), Mescal Creek (3411746), Miracle Hot Springs (3511855), Mojave (3511812), Onyx (3511862), Pacifico Mountain (3411841), Palmdale (3411851), Phelan (3411745), Pinyon Mtn. (3511842), Red Buttes (3411775), Redman (3411778), Ritter Ridge (3411852), Rockhouse Basin (3511882), Rogers Lake North (3411787), Rosamond (3411872), Rosamond Lake (3411871), Sacatar Canyon (3511881), Saltdale NW (3511748), Shadow Mountains SE (3411755), Silverwood Lake (3411733), Sleepy Valley (3411853), Soledad Mtn. (3411882), Upper Centennial Flat (3611727), Victorville (3411753), Walker Pass (3511861), Weldon (3511863), White Dome (3511872), 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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Addition to California Rare Plant Rank 4.2, G3 / S3
Original Description:	Synoptical Flora of North America, 2nd ed., 2(1): 358 (1886)
Revised Nomenclature:	Pittonia 5: 86 (1902)
Taxonomic Treatment:	Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 12: 88 (1925)

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