Species Details

Horsfordia alata

pink velvet-mallow

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Classification

Scientific Name: Horsfordia alata (Wats.) Gray
Common Name: pink velvet-mallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL0J010
USDA Plants Symbol:	HOAL
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-06-03

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub

Blooming Period: Feb-Dec

Elevation:
100 - 500 meters
330 - 1640 feet

General Habitats:

Sonoran desert scrub (rocky)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 20:356 (1885) for original description and 22:297 (1887) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Sonora, Mexico (SO)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Riverside (RIV), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Agua Caliente Springs (3211683), Araz (3211476), Clyde (3211488), Hedges (3211487), Indio (3311662), La Quinta (3311663), Martinez Mtn. (3311653), Oasis (3311641), Picacho Peak (3211486), Picacho SW (3311416), Quartz Peak (3311417), Rabbit Peak (3311642), Valerie (3311652)

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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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory