Sandhills Species Status Species and Communities

In recognition of their rarity and ongoing threats to persistence, Sandhills communities as well as several species have been afforded special protective status through a variety of laws and regulations administered by Federal, State and local agencies, including:

Species or Community
Status
Maritime coast range ponderosa pine forest (sand parkland)
SH
sand parkland
Northern maritime chaparral
(sand chaparral)
SH
sand chaparral
Ben Lomond buckwheat
(Eriogonum nudum var. decurrens)
CNPS 1B
Ben Lomond spineflower
(Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana)
FE, CNPS 1B
Ben Lomond spineflower
coast horned lizard
(Phrynosoma coronatum)
FSC, CSC
coast horned lizard
curly-leaved monardella
(Monardella undulata)
CNPS 4
curly-leaved monardella
Mount Hermon June Beetle
(Polyphylla barbata)
FE
Mount Hermon June Beetle
Santa Cruz cypress
(Cupressus abramsiana)
FE, CE
Santa Cruz cypress
Santa Cruz monkeyflower
(Mimulus rattanii ssp. decurtatus)
CNPS 4
Santa Cruz monkeyflower
Santa Cruz wallflower
(Erysimum teretifolium)
FE, CE
Santa Cruz wallflower
silverleaf (Bonny Doon) manzanita
(Arctostaphylos silvicola)
CNPS 1B
silverleaf (Bonny Doon) manzanita
Zayante Band-Winged Grasshopper
(Trimerotropis infantilis)
FE
Zayante Band-Winged Grasshopper
Status Definitions
CE: State endangered (listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act
CNPS 1B: California Native Plant Society list of rare and endangered species
CNPS 4: California Native Plant Society list of species to watch, due to limited distributions
FE: Federally endangered (listed as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act)
SH: Sensitive habitat under the County of Santa Cruz Sensitive Habitat Ordinance
SSandhills Alliance for Natural Diversity (S.A.N.D.)
PO Box 2363 Boulder Creek, CA 95006
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