CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Menodora spinescens var. mohavensis

Common Name:	Mojave menodora
Family:	Oleaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDOLE09061
Full Name:	Menodora spinescens A. Gray var. mohavensis Steyerm.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:

Biology
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub Blooming Period: April - May Habitat: Andesite gravel, rocky hillsides, canyons. • Mojavean desert scrub

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2S3 S2: Imperiled. S3: Vulnerable. Global Rank: G4T2T3 T2: Imperiled. T3: Vulnerable. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 13
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 3 3 0 0 6

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
3	10

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
13	0	0

Notes

Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Need quads for INY Co. Threatened by wind energy development. Potentially threatened by vehicles. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 19:78-176 (1932) for original description.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 2011-08-17
Last Update: 2011-08-22

Location

Elevation: 690 - 2000 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Dale Lake (100B) 34115B6, Queen Mtn. (102D) 34116A1, Silver Bell Mine (155A) 34116F5, Camp Rock Mine (155B)? 34116F6, Ord Mountain (156A) 34116F7, Nebo (181B) 34116H8, Minneola (181D) 34116G7, Barstow (182A) 34117H1, Barstow SE (182D) 34117G1, Mud Hills (207D) 35117A1, Ivanpah (225D) 35115C3

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

3504

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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