Taxon Report

Monardella sinuata Elvin & A.C. Sanders ssp. gerryi Elvin, A.C. Sanders & R.A. Burgess

Gerry's curly-leaved monardella

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Monardella sinuata Elvin & A.C. Sanders ssp. gerryi Elvin, A.C. Sanders & R.A. Burgess
Common Name:	Gerry's curly-leaved monardella
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM18163
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun	Apr-Jun
Elevation:	150-245 (490-805)
General Habitats:	Coastal scrub
Microhabitat:	Openings, Sandy
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G3T1
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	added to 1B.1 on 2015-08-31

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camarillo (3411921), Moorpark (3411838), Newbury Park (3411828)*

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	6
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	3	100 %
Agriculture	2	66%
Development	2	66%
Other	2	66%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	33%
Erosion/runoff	1	33%
Non-native plant impacts	1	33%

Notes



See Novon 23(4):416-431 (2015) for original description.
Threats:
Seriously threatened by agricultural and habitat alteration. Also threatened by urbanization, habitat fragmentation, road maintenance, hydrological alterations, and non-native plants. Potentially threatened by stochastic events. Possibly threatened by inbreeding depression.
Taxonomy:
Genetic research underway suggests ssp. gerryi should be elevated to species.

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2015-08-31

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].