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Erythranthe laciniata

(A. Gray) G.L. Nesom

Cutleaf Monkeyflower

G4Apparently Secure Found in 14 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

LowThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139904

Element CodePDSCR1B1L0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyPhrymaceae

GenusErythranthe

Synonyms

Mimulus laciniatusGray

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 MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2017-06-06

Change Date2017-06-06

Edition Date1992-01-24

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., rev. K. Gravuer (2009), rev. Treher (2017)

Threat ImpactLow

Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 300

Rank Reasons

An uncommon species in the High Sierra Nevada of California, occurring in small (generally <1,000 individuals) populations across 8-10 counties. Threats are low due to high-elevation habitat, but dependent on granite seeps which could be impacted by changes in Sierra snowmelt.

Range Extent Comments

A California endemic known mostly or entirely from the High Sierra Nevada bioregion (Hickman 1993). Known from 8-10 counties: Amador, Butte, Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare, Tuolumne, possibly also Plumas and/or Merced (CNPS 2009, Consortium of California Herbaria 2009).

Occurrences Comments

Occurrences have not been individually mapped for this species. The Consortium of California Herbaria lists approximately 99 specimens, although three quarters of them were collected prior to 1970. Nevertheless, there are more recently-collected specimens from throughout the species' known range.

Threat Impact Comments

Probably not great due to high-elevation habitat, but seep habitat could be impacted by changes in snowmelt.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurs in seeps (fed by snowmelt) on granite outcrops, within chapparal and lower and upper montane conferious forest communities in the Sierra Nevada. 490 - 2650 m.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferShrubland/chaparral

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLAND

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
California	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (14)

California (14)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caples Creek	Eldorado National Forest	17,854
Carson - Iceberg	Stanislaus National Forest	56,430
Cherry Lake	Stanislaus National Forest	1,106
Devil Gulch	Sierra National Forest	30,490
Dinkey Lakes	Sierra National Forest	34,171
Dome	Stanislaus National Forest	11,085
Eagle	Stanislaus National Forest	16,116
Jennie Lake	Sequoia National Forest	2,388
Kings River	Sierra National Forest	52,999
North Mountain	Stanislaus National Forest	7,856
San Joaquin	Sierra National Forest	22,474
Shuteye	Sierra National Forest	7,313
Tragedy - Elephants Back	Eldorado National Forest	20,866
Waterhouse	Stanislaus National Forest	4,394

References (4)

California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2009. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Online. Available: http://www.cnps.org/inventory (accessed 2009).
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
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.