San Diego thornmint

Caution

Overall Condition

Improving

Overall Trend

Moderate

Overall Confidence
Metric Condition Trend Confidence
1. Conserved Occurrences

Number of known, extant occurrences on conserved lands


Good

Improving

Moderate
2. Population Status

Number of occurrences increasing in size over time


Caution

No Change

Moderate
3. Threats to Occurrences

Percent of occurrences with significant threats


Concern

No Change

High
Current Status
The current overall condition status for the San Diego Thornmint Species Indicator is Caution, with an Improving trend, based on the consideration of all three metrics. While Metric 2 (occurrence status) and Metric 3 (threats to occurrences) have not changed over time, there has been a large increase in the number of conserved occurrences (Metric 1). For Metric 2, occurrence status (size) has recently increased in response to management and favorable environmental conditions in 2019 and 2020 after intensive drought in 2014 and 2015. This indicates that the condition of thornmint could improve over time with management and favorable weather conditions. Determination of whether there is an overall long-term improving trend in occurrence status (Metric 2) requires more years of monitoring and is currently assessed as No Change. Threats remain relatively high at conserved San Diego thornmint occurrences (Metric 3). The condition of thornmint can improve over time with management and supports an overall improving trend, although more years of data are required to evaluate this potential trend into the future. Additional metrics related to management may be developed in the future.
Species information
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Species Information

Metric 1 - Conserved Occurrences

Good

Overall Condition

Improving

Overall Trend

Moderate

Overall Confidence

Metric 2 - Population Status

Caution

Overall Condition

No Change

Overall Trend

Moderate

Overall Confidence

Metric 3 - Threats to Occurrences

Concern

Overall Condition

No Change

Overall Trend

High

Overall Confidence

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