Taxon Report

Monardella nana Gray ssp. leptosiphon (Torr.) Abrams

San Felipe monardella

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Monardella nana Gray ssp. leptosiphon (Torr.) Abrams
Common Name:	San Felipe monardella
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM180F2
USDA Plants Symbol:	MONAL
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Jul	Jun-Jul
Elevation:	1200-1855 (3935-6085)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G4G5T2Q
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_CRES; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:	changed from 1B.2 to 1B.2 on 2012-09-04

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	40
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	3
Good (B)	3
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	33

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Riverside (RIV), San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aguanga (3311647), Anza (3311656), Boucher Hill (3311638), Hot Springs Mtn. (3311635), Julian (3311615), Lake Fulmor (3311677), Mesa Grande (3311627), Palomar Observatory (3311637), Ranchita (3311625), San Jacinto Peak (3311676), Santa Ysabel (3311616)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	8
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	10	25 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	6	15%
Grazing	5	12%
Logging	3	7%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	3	7%
Erosion/runoff	2	5%
Foot traffic/trampling	2	5%
ORV activity	1	2%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	2%

Notes



Known mostly from Hot Springs Mtn. Most of the plants labeled as ssp. leptosiphon from the Palomar Mtns. are mis-identifications of M. nana ssp. tenuiflora. May not warrant taxonomic recognition due to the following: problems with the type specimen and its distribution, too much intermediacy between the current subtaxa in the M. nana species complex, a lot of intergradation among the four subspecies, and evident intergradations among larger flowered forms of M. nana with M. macrantha; needs further study. Threatened by recreational activities and grazing. Not in TJM 2. See Report of the U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey, p. 129 (1859) by W. Emory for original description, and Muhlenbergia 8:31 (1912) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:

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Selected References

CRPR List Change on 2012-09-04

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].