Taxon Report

Sidalcea neomexicana Gray

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:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Jun	Mar-Jun
Elevation:	15-1530 (50-5020)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Coastal scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest, Mojavean desert scrub, Playas
Microhabitat:	Alkaline, Mesic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	30
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	8
Unknown (U)	21

Location


California Endemic: False
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)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



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

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 January 2025].