Taxon Report
Erythranthe exigua (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom & N.S. FragaSan Bernardino Mountains monkeyflower |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Erythranthe exigua (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom & N.S. Fraga |
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Common Name: |
San Bernardino Mountains monkeyflower |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Element Code: | PDSCR1B140 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: May-Jul | May-Jul |
| Elevation: | 1800-2315 (5905-7595) |
| General Habitats: | Meadows and seeps, Pebble (Pavement) plain, Upper montane coniferous forest |
| Microhabitat: | Clay, Mesic |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S1S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 22 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 5 |
| Fair (C) | 4 |
| Poor (D) | 1 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 12 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| San Bernardino (SBD) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Fawnskin (3411638), Moonridge (3411627) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 9 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 12 | 55 % | |
| Development | 5 | 22% |
| ORV activity | 5 | 22% |
| Mining | 4 | 18% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 3 | 13% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 2 | 9% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 2 | 9% |
| Erosion/runoff | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 4% |
Notes
| Threatened by development, mining, recreational activities, and vehicles. Potentially threatened by vegetation/fuel management and fire suppression. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 20:307 (1885) for original description, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 11(2-3):256-257 (1924) for taxonomic treatment, and Phytoneuron 2012-39:1-60 (2012) for revised nomenclature. |
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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 5 January 2025].