Monardella viminea
(Redirected from Willowy monardella)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Monardella |
| Species: | M. viminea
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Monardella viminea is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name willowy monardella.
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Willowy monardella (Monardella viminea)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Jepson eFlora: Monardella viminea
- ^ a b California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02) — Monardella viminea] . accessed 14 February 2016.
External links
[edit]- 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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