Taxon Details
Eremalche parryi ssp. kernensis
Kern mallow
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Taxon Summary:
Eremalche parryi ssp. kernensis, commonly known as Kern mallow, is a annual herb in the Malvaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chenopod scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 70 to 1290 meters. Eremalche parryi ssp. kernensis is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Eremalche parryi (Greene) Greene ssp. kernensis (C.B. Wolf) D.M. Bates |
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Common Name: Kern mallow |
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| Family: | Malvaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDMAL0C031 | |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | ERPAK | |
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| Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Fed List: | FE (1990-07-19) |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G3G4T3 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG |
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CRPR Changes: |
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| Add Date: | 1974-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2021-12-09 |
| Lifeform: annual herb | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Jan(Feb)Mar-May
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Elevation:
70 - 1290 meters 230 - 4230 feet |
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General Habitats:
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| Microhabitat Details: often at edge of balds | ||||||||||||||
Microhabitat:
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Notes: Threatened by agriculture, grazing, road construction and maintenance, vehicles, and oil development. Possibly threatened by non-native plants. See Occasional Papers Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 1(2):66-67 (1938) for original description and Phytologia 72(1):48-54 (1992) for taxonomic treatment and revised nomenclature. |
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Threats: |
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Taxonomy: |
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| Threat List Total: | 14 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 80 | 40 % |
| THREAT LIST: | ||
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| Grazing | 29 | 14% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 25 | 12% |
| ORV activity | 11 | 5% |
| Mining | 10 | 4% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 10 | 4% |
| Development | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 4% |
| Agriculture | 5 | 2% |
| Erosion/runoff | 4 | 1% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 4 | 1% |
| Improper burning regime | 1 | 0% |
| Biocides | 1 | 0% |
| Disking | 1 | 0% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 0% |
| Total Occurrences: | 202 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 17 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 97 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 53 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 149 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 199 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 1 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 2 | ||||
| California Endemic: | |||||||||||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Kern (KRN), Kings (KNG), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA), Tulare (TUL), Ventura (VEN) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Apache Canyon (3411973), Arvin (3511827), Ballinger Canyon (3411984), Belridge (3511946), Bena (3511836), Buttonwillow (3511944), Caliente Mtn. (3511917), California Valley (3512031), Camatta Ranch (3512043), Chimineas Ranch (3511928), Coal Oil Canyon (3511911), Conner (3511921), Cuyama (3411985), Cuyama Peak (3411974), Delano West (3511973), Eagle Rest Peak (3411982), East Elk Hills (3511934), Elkhorn Hills (3511915), Fellows (3511925), Grapevine (3411888), La Cima (3612011), La Panza Ranch (3512042), Lokern (3511945), Lost Hills NE (3511965), Lost Hills NW (3511966)*, Maricopa (3511914), McKittrick Summit (3511937), Mettler (3511818), Mouth of Kern (3511923), Oil Center (3511848), Packwood Creek (3512051), Painted Rock (3511927), Panorama Hills (3511926), Peak Mountain (3411987), Pentland (3511913), Pixley (3511983), Pleito Hills (3411981), Pond (3511963), Reward (3511936), Reyes Peak (3411963), Rio Bravo (3511943), Rio Bravo Ranch (3511847), Rosedale (3511942), Santiago Creek (3411983), Semitropic (3511955), Simmler (3511938), Stevens (3511932), Taft (3511924), Taylor Canyon (3511918), Tejon Hills (3511817), Tejon Ranch (3511816), Tent Hills (3512072), Tupman (3511933), Wasco (3511953), Wasco NW (3511964), Wells Ranch (3511916), West Elk Hills (3511935) |
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Notes:
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Presumed Extant
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