CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

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Sidalcea neomexicana

Common Name:	salt spring checkerbloom
Family:	Malvaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDMAL110J0
Full Name:	Sidalcea neomexicana Gray
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	SINE3

2011 Steven Thorsted

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: Mar-Jun Habitat: alkaline, mesic. • Chaparral • Coastal scrub • Lower montane coniferous forest • Mojavean desert scrub • Playas

Rarity Status
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 Rare or Endangered in California, common elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G4 G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from CDFW
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 30
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 1 0 0 8 21

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
25	5

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Presumed Extirpated
22	7	1

Notes
See University of Washington Publications in Biology 18:1-96 (1957) for taxonomic treatment. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1994-01-01 Last Update: 2013-06-12

Location

Elevation: 15 - 1530 meters

California Endemic: no

Other States: Arizona, Baja California, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Sonora, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX) *, Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Del Mar (022B) 3211782, La Jolla (022C) 3211772, Borrego Mountain (031B) 3311622, Julian (033D) 3311615, Oceanside (036B) 3311724, Pechanga (050A) 3311741, Santiago Peak (070A) 3311765, Canada Gobernadora (070D) 3311755, Tustin (071A)* 3311767, Lakeview (085D) 3311771, Prado Dam (087B) 3311786, Los Alamitos (089D)* 3311871, Twentynine Palms (102A) 3411621, Forest Falls (105C) 3411618, Harrison Mtn. (106B) 3411722, Yucaipa (106D) 3411711, San Bernardino South (107D) 3411713, Ontario (108C)* 3411716, Pasadena (110B) 3411822, Los Angeles (110C) 3411812, Beverly Hills (111C) 3411814, Hollywood (111D) 3411813, Lucerne Valley (131B) 3411648, Matilija (141A) 3411943, Lake Hughes (162B) 3411864, Alamo Mountain (164B) 3411868, Lockwood Valley (165A) 3411961, Reyes Peak (166A) 3411963, Sawmill Mountain (190C) 3411972

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. This data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1778

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. . Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (online edition, v8-03). Website http://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed ].

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