Species Details

Sidalcea gigantea

giant checkerbloom

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Classification

Scientific Name: Sidalcea gigantea G.L. Clifton, R.E. Buck & S.R. Hill
Common Name: giant checkerbloom
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL110T0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SIGI
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 4.3 on 2012-07-10
Add Date:	2012-07-10
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: (Jan-Jun)Jul-Oct

Elevation:
670 - 1950 meters
2200 - 6400 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: Meadows

Microhabitat:

Seeps

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by fire suppression. Possibly threatened by logging, road construction, and road maintenance. Similar to S. asprella and S. celata. See American Journal of Botany 90(3):436-444 (2003) and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 29:563-581 (2003) for taxonomic treatments, and Madroño 56(4):285-292 (2009) for original description.
Threats: Potentially threatened by fire suppression. Possibly threatened by logging, road construction, and road maintenance.
Taxonomy: Similar to S. asprella and S. celata.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE), Tehama (TEH), Yuba (YUB)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
American House (3912161), Berry Creek (3912164), Blue Canyon (3912036), Burney (4012186), Burney Mtn. West (4012176), Butte Meadows (4012115), Cascade (3912162), Chalk Mtn. (4012187), Challenge (3912142), Clipper Mills (3912152), Colfax (3912018), Goodyears Bar (3912058), Grays Peak (4012146), Hagaman Gulch (4012157), Haskins Valley (3912172), Hatchet Mtn. Pass (4012177), Inwood (4012158), Kimshew Point (3912184), Manton (4012147), Miller Mtn. (4012167), Pike (3912048), Pulga (3912174), Rackerby (3912143), Soapstone Hill (3912173), Stirling City (3912185), Storrie (3912183), Strawberry Valley (3912151), Viola (4012156)

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 2012-07-10