CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Sidalcea neomexicana

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

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

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2S3 S2: Imperiled. S3: Vulnerable. Global Rank: G4? G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 15
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 1 0 0 1 13

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
13	2

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
14	1	0

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: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 15 - 1530 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, !NE, 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
Borrego Mountain (031B) 33116B2, Julian (033D) 33116A5, Canada Gobernadora (070D) 33117E5, Tustin (071A)* 33117F7, Lakeview (085D) 33117G1, Prado Dam (087B) 33117H6, Anaheim (088C) 33117G8, Los Alamitos (089D)* 33118G1, Twentynine Palms (102A) 34116B1, San Bernardino South (107D) 34117A3, Ontario (108C)* 34117A6, Beverly Hills (111C) 34118A4, Lucerne Valley (131B) 34116D8, Matilija (141A) 34119D3, Lockwood Valley (165A) 34119F1, Reyes Peak (166A) 34119F3, Sawmill Mountain (190C) 34119G2

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

1778

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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