CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Sidalcea pedata

Common Name:	bird-foot checkerbloom
Family:	Malvaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDMAL110L0
Full Name:	Sidalcea pedata Gray
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	SIPE4

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - August Habitat: • Meadows and seeps (mesic) • Pebble (Pavement) plain

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (08/31/84) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (01/82) State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1 G1: Critically Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 24
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 5 2 3 7 6

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
10	14

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
17	3	4

Notes

Seriously threatened by development, erosion, foot traffic, grazing, illegal dumping, non-native plants, and vehicles. Protected in part at Baldwin Lake ER (DFG). See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 22:288 (1887) for original description, and Fremontia 13(1):22-23 (1985) for species account.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2011-10-12

Location

Elevation: 1600 - 2500 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Moonridge (105A)* 34116B7, Big Bear Lake (105B) 34116B8, Keller Peak (106A)* 34117B1, Lucerne Valley (131B) 34116D8, Fawnskin (131C) 34116C8, Big Bear City (131D) 34116C7

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1124

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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