From 2014-2026, a Management and Monitoring Strategic Plan (MSP Roadmap) monitoring objective for 30 rare plant species is to inspect occurrences to determine management needs. The inspect and manage (IMG) objective is implemented to document the status of rare plant occurrences and assess habitats and threats to develop specific management recommendations. IMG monitoring is implemented by a combination of land managers and contracted biologists in coordination with the SDMMP. Available rare plant data is posted below. New annual updates are typically posted in March. Based upon an evaluation of these data, a 2014-2026 monitoring schedule has been developed for the 30 rare plant species (attached below). Coordinating data collection across the region allows analyses of species and population trends over time and provides a better understanding of the association between habitat and threat covariates and population dynamics.
SDMMP17
Rare Plant IMG Monitoring
Project type: Monitoring-Plants
Target species: Aphanisma,
Blochman's dudleya,
Chaparral nolina,
Coast wallflower,
Encinitas baccharis,
Gander's ragwort,
Heart-leaved pitcher sage,
Jennifer's monardella,
Mexican flannelbush,
Nuttall's acmispon,
Orcutt's birds-beak,
Orcutt's brodiaea,
Orcutt's hazardia,
Otay tarplant,
saltmarsh bird's-beak,
San Diego ambrosia,
San Diego goldenstar,
San Diego thorn-mint,
San Miguel savory,
Shaw's agave,
Short-leaved dudleya,
Small-leaved rose,
Sticky dudleya,
Thread-leaved brodiaea,
Variegated dudleya,
Willowy monardella
Data steward: Emily Perkins
Investigator: Kris Preston
Main implementing entity: San Diego Management and Monitoring Program
Partner: Jonathan Mercado; Josue Campos; Carl Thelander; John Clark; ACI Sunbow, LLC; Bureau of Land Management; Cabrillo National Monument, National Park Sevice; California Department of Fish & Wildlife; California State Parks; Center for Natural Lands Management; City of Carlsbad; City of Chula Vista; City of Encinitas; City of Escondido; City of Oceanside; City of Poway; City of San Diego; Conservation Biology Institute; District 11, Department of Transportation, State of California; Endangered Habitats Conservancy; Friends of Goodan Ranch & Sycamore Canyon; Habitat Restoration Sciences, Inc.; Helix Environmental Planning, Inc.; Naval Base Coronado; Olivenhain Water District; Otay Ranch Preserve Owner/Manager (POM); Otay Water District; RECON Environmental, Inc.; San Diego Audubon Society ; Thomas Oberbauer; San Diego County Water Authority; San Diego Habitat Conservancy; San Diego Natural History Museum; San Diego River Conservancy; San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy; SANDAG; The Escondido Creek Conservancy; The Nature Conservancy; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Forest Service Cleveland National Forest; UC San Diego Natural Reserve System; United States Border Patrol
Point of contact: Kris Preston
SDMMP lead: Emily Perkins
Study lead: Jessie Vinje
Coast wallflower Erysimum ammophilum
Goal: Maintain or enhance existing coast wallflower occurrences and establish new occurrences, as needed, to ensure multiple conserved occurrences with self sustaining populations to increase resilience to environmental and demographic stochasticity, maintain genetic diversity, and improve chances of persistence over the long term (>100 years) in chaparral, coastal bluff, coastal dune and coastal sage scrub vegetation communities.
regional and/or local
NFO
2017, 2019, 2021
SL
MON-IMP-IMG ERYAMM-1
Management units: 6, 7
Beginning in 2017, inspect occurrences of coast wallflower on Conserved Lands (see occurrence table) using the regional IMG monitoring protocol to record status and to collect habitat and threats covariate data to determine management needs. After 2017, repeat monitoring every 2 years.
Criteria |
Deadline year |
Surveys Completed in 2017, 2019, and 2021 with Management Recommendations |
2021 |
Heart-leaved pitcher sage Lepechinia cardiophylla
Goal: Maintain or enhance existing heart-leaved pitcher sage occurrences and establish new occurrences, as needed, to ensure multiple conserved occurrences with self sustaining populations to increase resilience to environmental and demographic stochasticity, maintain genetic diversity, and ensure persistence over the long term (>100 years) in chaparral and oak woodland vegetation communities.
Regional and/or Local
NFO
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SL
MON-IMP-IMG LEPCAR-1
Management units: 4, 5, 8
If extant occurrences of heart-leaved pitcher sage are discovered on Conserved Lands in 2017-2021, inspect the occurrences and repeat monitoring every 2 years. Use a regional monitoring protocol to record population abundance and collect habitat and threats covariate data to determine management needs.
Criteria |
Deadline year |
If Extant Occurrences Found on Conserved Lands, Surveys Completed Every 2 Years with Management Recommendations |
2021 |