Monardella viminea
Monardella viminea is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name willowy monardella.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Monardella |
| Species: | M. viminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Monardella viminea Greene | |
It is endemic to coastal San Diego County, within the City of San Diego, in southern California.[2][3] The plant is native to coastal sage scrub habitats of the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion .
Conservation
Monardella viminea is a federal and state listed Endangered species, and a Critically Imperiled species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.[3] It is seriously threatened by urbanization, hydrological alterations, road improvements, vehicles, and invasive species of plants.
References
- "Willowy monardella (Monardella viminea)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- Jepson eFlora: Monardella viminea
- California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02) — Monardella viminea] . accessed 14 February 2016.
External links
- Calflora Database: Monardella viminea (Willowy monardella)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella viminea
- The Nature Conservancy
- UC Photos gallery of Monardella viminea (willowy monardella)
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