Taxon Report

Iliamna bakeri (Jeps.) Wiggins

Baker's globe mallow

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  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Iliamna bakeri (Jeps.) Wiggins
Common Name:
 Baker's globe mallow
Family: Malvaceae
Element Code: PDMAL0K010
USDA Plants Symbol: ILBA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep Jun-Sep
Elevation: 1000-2500 (3280-8205)
General Habitats: Chaparral, Great Basin scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat: Burned areas (often), Volcanic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.2
Global Rank: G4
State Rank:
 S3
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status: SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 1B.2 to 4.2 on 2006-03-13

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 48
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 2
   Good (B) 12
   Fair (C) 16
   Poor (D) 4
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 14

Location
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Colusa (COL), Lake (LAK), Lassen (LAS), Mendocino (MEN), Modoc (MOD), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ash Valley (4112016), Boles Meadows West (4112068), Boot Lake (4112012), Buckhorn Canyon (4012071), Buckhorn Lake (4012081), Bullard Lake (4012078), Burney Mtn. East (4012175), Caldwell Butte (4112164), Cedarville (4112052), China Mtn. (4112245), City of Mount Shasta (4112233), Cold Spring Mtn. (4112013), Crank Mountain (4112142), Dana (4112115), Dead Horse Reservoir (4112065), Devils Parade Ground (4012116), Eagle Peak (4112032), Emerson Peak (4112022), English Peak (4112342), Fort Bidwell (4112072), Fouts Springs (3912236), Fredonyer Peak (4012065), Gallatin Peak (4012056), Grasshopper Valley (4012076), Grizzly Peak (4112128), Hagaman Gulch (4012157), Halls Canyon (4112131), Hermit Butte (4112037), Holbrook Canyon (4112015), Hollenbeck (4112143), Indian Spring Mtn. (4112135), Jess Valley (4112023), Juniper Flat (4112253), Juniper Ridge (4012083), Kephart (4112153), Lassen Peak (4012145), Little Hat Mtn. (4112011), McDonald Peak (4012084), McGinty Reservoir (4112075), Mt. Hilton (4012381), Mt. Shasta (4112242), Murken Bench (4012174), Observation Peak (4012072), Old Station (4012164), Payne Peak (4112053), Pease Flat (4112085), Perez (4112163), Plaskett Ridge (3912268), Rimrock Lake (4112162), Sanhedrin Mtn. (3912351), Shields Creek (4112043), Shingletown (4012148), Shoeinhorse Mtn. (4112211), Spalding Tract (4012067), Spaulding Butte (4112152), Termo (4012074), The Whaleback (4112252), Tombstone Mtn. (4112213), Warren Peak (4112042), Weed Valley (4112087)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 7
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
25 52 %
Grazing 15 31%
Logging 6 12%
Other 4 8%
Road/trail construction/maint. 3 6%
Development 2 4%
Non-native plant impacts 1 2%
Improper burning regime 1 2%

Notes
Endangered in OR.
Threats:

Threatened by fire suppression, timber activities, competition, vehicles, grazing, and trampling. Possibly threatened by pipeline construction.
Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed Change from California Rare Plant Rank 1B.2, to 4.2
Manual of the Flowering Plants of California, p. 635 (1925)
Contributions from the Dudley Herbarium 1:228 (1936)
Iliamna bakeri profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2022)
USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 10 January 2025].