Species Details

Sidalcea multifida

cut-leaf checkerbloom

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Classification

Scientific Name: Sidalcea multifida Greene
Common Name: cut-leaf checkerbloom
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL110G0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SIMU
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.3 on 2009-01-06
Add Date:	2009-01-06
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Sep

Elevation:
1750 - 2800 meters
5740 - 9185 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by vehicles, development, trampling and grazing. See Cybele Columbiana 1:34 (1914) for original description, and University of Washington Publication in Biology 18:39-41 (1957) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	13	41 %
Grazing	6	18%
ORV activity	5	15%
Foot traffic/trampling	4	12%
Other	2	6%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	3%
Dam/Inundation	1	3%
Development	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					32
A	B	C	D	X	U
4	8	1	1	0	18

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	14
Recent <=20 Years	18

Presence:
Presumed Extant	32
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR)?

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO), Nevada (NEV), Sierra (SIE), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Boca (3912041), Bonita Meadows (3611813), Cannell Peak (3511873), Chris Flat (3811944), Crag Peak (3611812), Durrwood Creek (3611814), Fairview (3511884), Haiwee Pass (3611821), Hockett Peak (3611824), Kern Lake (3611834), Monache Mountain (3611822), Quinn Peak (3611835), Sacatar Canyon (3511881), Sirretta Peak (3511883), 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

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2009-01-06