Taxon Report

Sphaeralcea munroana (Dougl.) Spach

Munro's desert mallow

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  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Sphaeralcea munroana (Dougl.) Spach
Common Name:
 Munro's desert mallow
Family: Malvaceae
Element Code: PDMAL140F0
USDA Plants Symbol: SPMU2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jun May-Jun
Elevation: 2000-2000 (6560-6560)
General Habitats: Great Basin scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Global Rank: G4
State Rank:
 S1
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 1

Location
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Placer (PLA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Tahoe City (3912022)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

 

Notes
Known in CA only from Squaw Creek. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 22:292 (1887) for revised nomenclature, and University of California Publications in Botany 19(1):83-85 (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].