Species Details

Sidalcea neomexicana

salt spring checkerbloom

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Classification

Scientific Name: Sidalcea neomexicana Gray
Common Name: salt spring checkerbloom
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL110J0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SINE3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jun

Elevation:
15 - 1530 meters
50 - 5020 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Coastal scrub
Lower montane coniferous forest
Mojavean desert scrub
Playas

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Alkaline
Mesic

Notes

Notes: See University of Washington Publications in Biology 18:1-96 (1957) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	33 %
Development	10	33%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					30
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	8	21

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	27
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	22
Possibly Extirpated	7
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oregon (OR), Sonora, Mexico (SO), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Wyoming (WY)

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 (Quad Code)
Alamo Mountain (3411868), Anaheim (3311778), Beverly Hills (3411814), Canada Gobernadora (3311755), Cuddy Valley (3411971), Cuyamaca Peak (3211685), Del Mar (3211782), Forest Falls (3411618), Harrison Mtn. (3411722), Hollywood (3411813), Inglewood (3311883), Julian (3311615), La Jolla (3211772), Lake Hughes (3411864), Lakeview (3311771), Lockwood Valley (3411961), Los Alamitos (3311871)*, Los Angeles (3411812), Lucerne Valley (3411648), Matilija (3411943), Newport Beach (3311768), Oceanside (3311724), Ontario (3411716)*, Orange (3311777), Pasadena (3411822), Pechanga (3311741), Prado Dam (3311786), Queen Mtn. (3411611), Reyes Peak (3411963), San Bernardino South (3411713), San Luis Rey (3311723), Santiago Peak (3311765), Sawmill Mountain (3411972), Topanga (3411815), Tustin (3311767)*, Twentynine Palms (3411621), Venice (3311884), Yucaipa (3411711)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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