Species Details

Sidalcea oregana ssp. eximia

coast checkerbloom

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Classification

Scientific Name: Sidalcea oregana (T. & G.) Gray ssp. eximia (Greene) Hitchc.
Common Name: coast checkerbloom
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL110K9
USDA Plants Symbol:	SIORE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Aug

Elevation:
5 - 1340 meters
15 - 4395 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps
North Coast coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known from approximately ten occurrences. Possibly threatened by trampling. Intergrades with sspp. oregana and spicata. See University of Washington Publications in Biology 18:1-96 (1957) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	8	42 %
Logging	5	26%
Road/trail construction/maint.	3	15%
Grazing	2	10%
Non-native plant impacts	1	5%
Other	1	5%
Biocides	1	5%
Development	1	5%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					19
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	5	1	0	12

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	15
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	19
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arcata North (4012481), Board Camp Mtn. (4012366), Cannibal Island (4012463), Crescent City (4112472), Eureka (4012472), Fields Landing (4012462), Grouse Mtn. (4012376), Hopkins Butte (4112325), Iaqua Buttes (4012368), Mad River Buttes (4012367), Maple Creek (4012377), McConaughy Gulch (4112247), Salmon Mtn. (4112324), Smith River (4112482), Tish Tang Point (4112315), Trinity Mtn. (4112314), Weitchpec (4112326)

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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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Other:

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile