Taxon Report

Monolopia gracilens A. Gray

woodland woollythreads

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© 2016 Richard Spellenberg

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Monolopia gracilens A. Gray
Common Name:
woodland woollythreads
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST6G010
USDA Plants Symbol: MOGR
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: (Feb)Mar-Jul (Feb)Mar-Jul
Elevation: 100-1200 (330-3935)
General Habitats: Broadleafed upland forest, Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, North Coast coniferous forest, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat: Serpentine
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
S3
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
  • added to 1B.2 on 2010-04-06

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 96
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 6
   Good (B) 16
   Fair (C) 5
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 2
   Unknown (U) 67
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Contra Costa (CCA), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Adelaida (3512067), Big Basin (3712222), Cambria (3512151), Castle Rock Ridge (3712221), Clayton (3712188), Cupertino (3712231), Cypress Mountain (3512058), Diablo (3712178), Felton (3712211), Gilroy (3712115), Gilroy Hot Springs (3712114), Hayward (3712261), La Honda (3712233), Las Trampas Ridge (3712271), Laurel (3712118), Loma Prieta (3712117), Los Gatos (3712128), Mindego Hill (3712232), Mississippi Creek (3712124), Montara Mountain (3712254), Monterey (3612158), Morgan Hill (3712126), Moss Landing (3612177), Mt. Madonna (3712116), Mt. Sizer (3712125), Oakland East (3712272), Palo Alto (3712242), Paso Robles (3512066), Pebblestone Shut-in (3512161), Pico Creek (3512152), Piedras Blancas (3512163), Port San Luis (3512027), San Leandro (3712262), San Mateo (3712253), Santa Cruz (3612281), Santa Teresa Hills (3712127), Soquel (3612188), Tassajara (3712177), Watsonville East (3612186), Watsonville West (3612187), Woodside (3712243)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 11
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
27 28 %
Non-native plant impacts 17 17%
Road/trail construction/maint. 11 11%
Foot traffic/trampling 9 9%
Erosion/runoff 8 8%
Grazing 4 4%
Insufficient population/stand size 3 3%
Other 2 2%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 1 1%
Wood cutting or brush clearing 1 1%
Biocides 1 1%
Development 1 1%

Notes

Threatened by development, road maintenance, and road widening. Possibly threatened by logging.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2010-04-06
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 December 2024].