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Salvia munzii

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Munz's Sage

G3Vulnerable Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
HighThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153074
Element CodePDLAM1S140
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
Other Common Names
Munz's sage (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2020-08-25
Change Date2020-08-25
Edition Date2020-08-25
Edition AuthorsOliver, L. (2003), rev. A. Tomaino (2020), rev. Treher (2020)
Threat ImpactHigh
Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)
Number of OccurrencesUnknown
Rank Reasons
Salvia munzii is a shrub of San Diego County, California and northern Baja California, and possibly, Sonora, Mexico. The number of occurrences for this species is not known. There are many photo based observations of it from Mexico and the United States that need to be vetted and compared against herbaria records and spatial data held by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The species does not appear to be as rare within its range, as once thought. However, it is still just as threatened, with development being the primary threat.
Range Extent Comments
Salvia munzii is known from the southern Peninsular Range in California (San Miguel Mountains, San Diego County) south to northern Baja California and Sonora, Mexico (SEINet 2020, Martínez-Gordillo et al. 2017, Baldwin et al. 2012). In Mexico, occurrences are documented as far south as El Rosaria. Only one voucher specimen was found for Sonora, but it appears as though the label or data record, is in error or misrepresented, as the specimen label may refer to the Sonora Desert in Baja California, and not the state of Sonora.
Occurrences Comments
There are 46 occurrences in California, 24 of which were last observed over 15 years ago (CNDDB 2020, CNPS 2020). There are many occurrences of this species documented by photos on iNaturalist.org (2020) in Mexico and United States. These occurrences should be reviewed to confirm their identification, location, and to exclude vouchers of cultivated specimens. The Flora of Baja California (2020) has ca. 17 occurrences, considering a 2 km separation distance, documented by herbarium specimens collected between 2000 and 2020.
Threat Impact Comments
In California, the threats are fairly severe, and include development, ORVs, recreation, trampling, weeds, roads, and trash dumping (CNDDB 2020; CNPS 2020). The threats may be similar in Baja California (R. Bittman, pers. comm., 2016).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in coastal-sage scrub and lower chaparral (Baldwin et al. 2012).
Terrestrial Habitats
Shrubland/chaparral
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
1 - Residential & commercial developmentLarge (31-70%)Serious or 31-70% pop. decline—
4 - Transportation & service corridorsRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline—
4.1 - Roads & railroadsRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline—
6 - Human intrusions & disturbanceRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline—
6.1 - Recreational activitiesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline—
8 - Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline—
8.1 - Invasive non-native/alien species/diseasesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. decline—
9 - PollutionUnknownUnknown—

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL, WINTERGREEN
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
References (11)
  1. Baldwin, B. G., D. H. Goldman, D. J. Keil, R. Patterson, T. J. Rosatti, and D. H. Wilken, eds. 2012. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California. 2nd edition. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1568 pp.
  2. California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2001. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (sixth edition). Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, David P. Tibor, Convening Editor. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. x + 388pp.
  3. California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2020. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-03 0.39). California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA. Online. Available: http://www.rareplants.cnps.org (accessed 2020).
  4. California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB). 2020. RareFind Version 5.2.14. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
  5. iNaturalist. 2020. Online. Available: http://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2020).
  6. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  7. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  8. Martínez-Gordillo, M., B. Bedolla-García, G. Cornejo-Tenorio, I. Fragoso-Martínez, M.R. García-Peña, J.G. González-Gallegos, S.I. Lara-Cabrera, and Z. Zamudio. 2017. Lamiaceae de México. Botanical Sciences 95: 780–806. Online. Available: http://botanicalsciences.com.mx/index.php/botanicalSciences/article/view/1871 (Accessed 2018).
  9. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.
  10. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2020. Collections Databases. Online. Available: http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2020).
  11. The Flora of Baja California. 2020. San Diego Natural History Museum. Online. Available: http://bajaflora.org/.