CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Sidalcea covillei

Common Name:	Owens Valley checkerbloom
Family:	Malvaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDMAL11040
Full Name:	Sidalcea covillei Greene
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	SICO2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - June Habitat: alkaline, mesic. • Chenopod scrub • Meadows and seeps

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: CE Endangered (07/79) State Rank: S3 S3: Vulnerable. Global Rank: G3 G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 42
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 24 10 3 3 1

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
8	34

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
39	1	2

Notes

Threatened by development, lowering of water table, non-native plants, grazing, and meadow succession. See Cybele Columbiana 1:35 (1914) for original description, and Fremontia 5(4):34-35 (1978), 6(3):26-27 (1978), and 8(4):16 (1981) for discussion of threats.
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: 2012-08-02

Location

Elevation: 1095 - 1415 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Imperial (IMP), Inyo (INY)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Haiwee Reservoirs (305B)* 36117B8, Olancha (329D) 36118C1, Union Wash (351A)* 36118F1, Manzanar (351B) 36118F2, Mt. Langley (351C) 36118E2, Lone Pine (351D) 36118E1, Independence (372C) 36118G2, Big Pine (393A) 37118B3, Fish Springs (393D) 37118A3, Laws (413A) 37118D3, Fish Slough (413B) 37118D4, Bishop (413C) 37118C4, Poleta Canyon (413D) 37118C3, Rovana (414A) 37118D5, Mount Tom (414C) 37118C6

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

1470

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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