Taxon Report
Pogogyne abramsii J.T. HowellSan Diego mesa mint |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Pogogyne abramsii J.T. Howell |
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Common Name: |
San Diego mesa mint |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Element Code: | PDLAM1K010 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | POAB2 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: Mar-Jul | Mar-Jul |
| Elevation: | 90-200 (295-655) |
| General Habitats: | Vernal pools |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
| Global Rank: | G1 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| State List: | CE |
| Fed List: | FE |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_CRES |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 33 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 8 |
| Fair (C) | 5 |
| Poor (D) | 5 |
| None (X) | 10 |
| Unknown (U) | 5 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| San Diego (SDG) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Del Mar (3211782), La Jolla (3211772), La Mesa (3211771), Point Loma (3211762), Poway (3211781), Rancho Santa Fe (3311712) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 14 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 30 | 91 % | |
| Development | 23 | 69% |
| ORV activity | 13 | 39% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 11 | 33% |
| Vandalism/dumping/litter | 9 | 27% |
| Other | 8 | 24% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 8 | 24% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 6 | 18% |
| Erosion/runoff | 3 | 9% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 2 | 6% |
| Military operations | 1 | 3% |
| Mining | 1 | 3% |
| Disking | 1 | 3% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 3% |
| Wood cutting or brush clearing | 1 | 3% |
Notes
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Seriously threatened by vehicles, dumping, road maintenance, and urbanization of San Diego mesas. Possibly threatened by non-native plants. See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences |
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Threats: |
| Seriously threatened by vehicles, dumping, road maintenance, and urbanization of San Diego mesas. Possibly threatened by non-native plants. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 January 2025].