Status of Listed Species and Recovery Plan Development
Lakela's Mint
Dicerandra immaculata -- Endangered
Florida
Current Status:
Except for a newly-established population at Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, this species occurs only on small parcels of private land in a suburban setting. Plants at a private research organization and on a nearby golf course will likely be conserved; all other sites apart from the Hobe Sound Refuge will probably be lost to real estate development.
Achievements:
During construction of a road, a private research organization took cuttings of plants at the construction site and replanted them at Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, thus establishing a new population there. Results from the first year are encouraging.
Current Recovery Needs:
The recently established population at Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge will need continued monitoring, as will the population at the private research organization. Also needed is a plan to encourage conservation and introduction of the plant at protected sites in or near the plant's native range.
Partnerships
Bok Tower Gardens and Center for Plant Conservation: These private organizations have carried out a program to propagate plants for restoration of a disturbed population and have established a new population at the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.
Recovery Plan Status:
Plan approved 7/1/87.
