Supplementary material for Andelman and Fagan, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 10.1073/pnas.100126797

Table 2.

Potential surrogate species for the coastal sage scrub community type and the schemes for which they were selected

Scientific name

Common name

Big carnivores

Charismatic or demanded

Habitat specialist

High age at first reproduction

Long-lived

Most data available

Most threatened

Most valuable real estate

Most widespread

Riparian or aquatic

Multicategory tally

Acanthomintha ilicifolia

San Diego thorn mint







1





Adolphia californica

California adolphia












Ambrosia pumila

San Diego ambrosia










1


Arenaria ursina

Bear Valley sandwort



1









Artemisia palmeri

San Diego sagewort










1


Astragalus brauntonii

Braunton's milk vetch












Astragalus douglasii

variant perstrictus

Jacumba milk vetch












Astragalus leucolobus

Bear Valley woollypod



1




1





Bergerocactus emoryi

Golden-spined cereus












Brodiaea filifolia

Thread-leaved brodiaea



1




1



1

1

Brodiaea orcuttii

Orcutt's brodiaea












Calamagrostis densa

Dense reed grass










1


Calochortus dunnii

Dunn's mariposa lily


1










Calystegia peirsonii

Peirson's morning-glory












Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus sandiegoense

Coastal cactus wren



1





1

1


1

Caulanthus simulans

Payson's jewelflower












Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

Western snowy plover








1


1


Charina bottae umbratica

Southern rubber boa










1


Clemmys marmorata pallida

Southwestern pond turtle




1

1




1

1

1

Cnemidophorus hyperythrus

Orange-throated whiptail









1



Cordylanthus maritimus

species maritimus

Salt marsh bird's-beak



1





1


1

1

Danaus plexippus

Monarch butterfly


1

1



1



1


1

Delphinium hesperium

species cuyamacae

Cuyamaca larkspur












Dipodomys stephensi

Stephens kangaroo rat









1



Dodecahema leptoceras

Slender-horned spineflower












Dudleya multicaulis

Many-stemmed dudleya



1





1




Dudleya variegata

Variegated dudleya








1




Eryngium aristulatum

variant parishii

San Diego button celery












Eucyclogobius newberryi

Tidewater goby










1


Falco mexicanus

Prairie falcon

1

1










Ferocactus viridescens

San Diego barrel cactus



1

1

1



1

1


1

Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis

Palos Verdes blue



1




1

1



1

Grindelia hallii

San Diego gumplant












Haplopappus uniflorus

species gossypinus

Bear Valley haplopappus












Harpagonella palmeri

variant palmeri

Palmer's grapplinghook












Hemizonia conjugens

Otay tarplant












Hemizonia floribunda

Tecate tarplant












Hemizonia minthornii

Santa susana tarplant












Ivesia argyrocoma

Silver-haired ivesia












Limnanthes gracilis

species parishii

Parish's meadowfoam



1







1


Linanthus killipii

Baldwin lake linanthus










1


Mahonia nevinii

Nevin's barberry







1



1


Mimulus exiguus

San Bernardino Mountains monkeyflower












Monardella hypoleuca

species lanata

Felt-leaved monardella












Monardella linoides

species viminea

Willowy monardella










1


Monardella macrantha

species hallii

Hall's monardella












Muilla clevelandii

San Diego goldenstar










1


Navarretia fossalis

Prostrate navarretia



1







1


Orthocarpus lasiorhynchus

San Bernardino owl's-clover



1









Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi

Beldings savannah sparrow












Phlox dolichantha

Bear Valley phlox












Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillii

San Diego horned lizard









1

1


Poa atropurpurea

San Bernardino blue grass












Pogogyne abramsii

San Diego mesa mint










1


Polioptila californica

California gnatcatcher



1




1

1

1


1

Rallus longirostris levipes

Light-footed clapper rail



1




1

1


1

1

Senecio bernardinus

San Bernardino butterweed







1





Sidalcea pedata

Bird-footed checkerbloom








1




Sterna antillarum browni

California least tern








1


1


Taraxacum californicum

California dandelion







1





Thelypodium stenopetalum

Slender-petaled thelypodium







1





Vireo bellii pusillus

Least bells vireo









1
















Totals


1

3

14

2

2

1

10

11

9

19

9