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Species Details

Gambelia speciosa

showy island snapdragon

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Photo of Gambelia speciosa
© Rick York and CNPS 		Photo of Gambelia speciosa
© Rick York and CNPS 		Photo of Gambelia speciosa
© 2016 Susan McDougall

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Gambelia speciosa Nutt.
Common Name:
showy island snapdragon
Family: Plantaginaceae
Element Code: PDSCR2H010
USDA Plants Symbol: GASP10
Synonyms/Other Names:

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 44
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 1 43
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 16
Recent <=20 Years 28
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.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 20 April 2024].