Species Details

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia

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

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct
Elevation: 1200 - 2100 meters 3935 - 6890 feet
General Habitat: Chenopod scrub Great Basin scrub
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Volcanic

Notes

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.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					11
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	0	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	11
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Idaho (ID), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA)

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)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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