Monardella viminea
Species of flowering plant
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Monardella viminea is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name willowy monardella.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Monardella |
| Species: | M. viminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Monardella viminea | |
It is endemic to coastal San Diego County, within the City of San Diego, in southern California.[2][3] 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.[3] It is seriously threatened by urbanization, hydrological alterations, road improvements, vehicles, and invasive species of plants.
