Monardella viminea


Monardella viminea is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name willowy monardella.
It is endemic to coastal San [Diego County], within the City of San Diego, in southern California. The plant is native to coastal [sage scrub] habitats of the California [chaparral and woodlands] ecoregion.

Conservation

Monardella viminea is a federal and state listed Endangered species, and a Critically Imperiled species on the California [Native Plant Society] Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. It is seriously threatened by urbanization, hydrological alterations, road improvements, vehicles, and invasive species of plants.