Taxon Details

Gambelia speciosa

showy island snapdragon

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Taxon Summary:

Gambelia speciosa, commonly known as showy island snapdragon, is a perennial shrub in the Plantaginaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 0 to 900 meters. Gambelia speciosa is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Gambelia speciosa Nutt.
Common Name: showy island snapdragon
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR2H010
USDA Plants Symbol:	GASP10
Synonyms/Other Names: Galvezia speciosa
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub

Blooming Period: Feb-May

Elevation:
0 - 900 meters
0 - 2955 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky

Notes

Notes: Collected only once (1863) on SBR Isl. Feral herbivores removed from SCM Isl., and vegetation recovering. See Galvezia speciosa in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Madroño 21(5):380 (1972) for distributional information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	2 %
Erosion/runoff	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					44
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	1	43

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	17
Recent <=20 Years	27

Presence:
Presumed Extant	43
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Isla Guadalupe, Baja (GU)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873), Santa Barbara Island (3311848)*, Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina West (3311845)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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