Taxon Report

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.

currant-leaved desert mallow

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Common Name:	currant-leaved desert mallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL140U0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SPGR2
Synonyms/Other Names:	Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia ssp. grossulariifolia

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct	May-Oct
Elevation:	1200-2100 (3935-6890)
General Habitats:	Chenopod scrub, Great Basin scrub
Microhabitat:	Volcanic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	11
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	10

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bull Flat (4012041), Calneva Lake (4012021), Little Mud Flat (4012042), Spencer Creek (4012031), Topaz Lake (3811965), Wendel (4012032)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	1
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	6	55 %
Other	6	54%

Notes



Naturalized in SBA Co. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 40(1):58 (1913) for revised nomenclature, and University of California Publications in Botany 19(1):86-88 (1935) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].