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Santa Lucia Pogogyne (Pogogyne clareana)

Pogogyne clareana produces culsters of deep pink flowers at the ends of tall stalks. Photo Credit: Dieter Wilken

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Lamiaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 154396
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 05/01/1999

Description:

Santa Lucia mint is a delicate, strongly scented annual up to 40 cm tall with dense terminal clusters of deep pink flowers 10-15 mm long. It occurs along small ephemeral streams and in vernal pools. It was listed as Endangered by the State of California in 1979, based on reports of a few thousand individuals and a few occurrences. Surveys conducted by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden provided the first accurate census for this species, raising the number of known occurrences to over 50, of which 9 supported populations with 10,000 to over 50,000 individuals. Nevertheless, several populations occur near dirt roads, and are vulnerable to dust during the flowering season, erosion, and to compaction from vehicles. Disruption of drainage systems also represent a potential threat to some populations.

Where is Santa Lucia Pogogyne (Pogogyne clareana) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Sunny, sandy to gravelly banks of winter-wet, summer-dry stream banks and vernal pools, often in mixed oak woodland. Common associates include Muhlenbergia rigens (deer grass), Juncus, Eleocharis, Epilobium densiflorum, Hordeum brachyantherum, and other riparian herbs.

Distribution:

Los Bueyes, Los Burros, North Fork, and Steve Creeks, Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey County, California.

States & Provinces:

Santa Lucia Pogogyne can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Santa Lucia Pogogyne (Pogogyne clareana)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

09/23/2020

Seed storage and germination protocols have been established by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

09/23/2020

Seed storage and germination protocols have been established by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 10 accessions of Pogogyne clareana in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1000 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 10 seed accessions of Pogogyne clareana from 5 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 900 maternal plants

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Endemic to California, Pogogyne clareana is known from approximately five extant occurrences in Monterey County. Threats include road maintenance and military activities.

Dieter Wilken, Ph.D.

01/01/2010

Compaction by off-road recreational vehicles during the short period of flowering. Potential modification or disruption of drainages during road maintenance. Dust from vehicular traffic on roads immediately adjacent to some populations.

Dieter Wilken, Ph.D.

01/01/2010

At least 53 occurrences have been documented, of which about 20 have from 10 to 1000 individuals in an average year. Another 30 occurrences support colonies greater than 1000 each, of which at least 9 sites have between 10,000 to over 50,000 plants per year.

Dieter Wilken, Ph.D.

01/01/2010

Seed storage and germination protocols have been established by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

Dieter Wilken, Ph.D.

01/01/2010

Pogogyne clareana occurs entirely on Fort Hunter Liggett, a military training facility managed by the US Army. Access to areas with suitable habitats is restricted to security patrols, for purposes of fire management and occasional recreational activities. (Wilken 2000)

Dieter Wilken, Ph.D.

01/01/2010

Genetic analysis within and among populations. Studies of breeding system, dispersal, and ecological requirements to assess the limits of distribution.

Dieter Wilken, Ph.D.

01/01/2010

Additional collections of seeds representing the entire geographic distribution.