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Species Details

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia

currant-leaved desert mallow

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Common Name:
currant-leaved desert mallow
Family: Malvaceae
Element Code: PDMAL140U0
USDA Plants Symbol: SPGR2
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 2001-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-06-08

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct
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Elevation:
1200 - 2100 meters
3935 - 6890 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chenopod scrub
  • Great Basin scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Volcanic

  Notes

Notes:
Naturalized in SBA Co. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 40(1):58 (1913) for revised nomenclature, and University of California Publications in Botany 19(1):86-88 (1935) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 1
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 6 55 %
THREAT LIST:
Other 6 54%

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 11
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 1 0 0 0 10
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 10
Recent <=20 Years 1
Presence:
Presumed Extant 11
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Idaho (ID), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bull Flat (4012041), Calneva Lake (4012021), Little Mud Flat (4012042), Spencer Creek (4012031), Topaz Lake (3811965), Wendel (4012032)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 23 November 2024].