CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Sidalcea multifida

Common Name:	cut-leaf checkerbloom
Family:	Malvaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDMAL110G0
Full Name:	Sidalcea multifida Greene
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	SIMU

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - September Habitat: • Great Basin scrub • Lower montane coniferous forest • Meadows and seeps • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G3 G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 28
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

4 7 0 1 0 16

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
12	16

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
28	0	0

Notes
Threatened by vehicles. See Cybele Columbiana 1:34 (1914) for original description, and University of Washington Publication in Biology 18:39-41 (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: 2009-01-06 Last Update: 2011-12-06

Location

Elevation: 1750 - 2800 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada, Oregon

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Alpine (ALP), Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Sacatar Canyon (283A) 35118H1, Sirretta Peak (284A) 35118H3, Fairview (284B) 35118H4, Haiwee Pass (306A) 36118B1, Monache Mountain (306B) 36118B2, Crag Peak (306C) 36118A2, Hockett Peak (307B) 36118B4, Durrwood Creek (307C) 36118A4, Bonita Meadows (307D) 36118A3, Kern Lake (330C) 36118C4, Quinn Peak (331D) 36118C5, Mt. Patterson (488A) 38119D3, Chris Flat (488B) 38119D4, Topaz Lake (505A) 38119F5, Ebbetts Pass (506D) 38119E7

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

3354

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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