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Table 1 Endangered Sidalcea species (status information is from NatureServe Explorer [23]

From: Chloroplast markers for the Malvaceae and the plastome of Henderson’s checkermallow (Sidalcea hendersonii S.Wats.), a rare plant from the Pacific Northwest

Scientific name [Common name]

Status

Distribution

Notes

Sidalcea celata (Jeps.) S.R.Hill

[Dwarf checkermallow]

G2 – imperilled

California

Known only from three counties in northern California

Sidalcea covillei Greene

[Owens Valley checkermallow]

G3 – vulnerable

California

Endemic to Owens Valley, California

Sidalcea gigantea G.Clifton, R.E.Buck & S.R.Hill

G3 – vulnerable

California

Recently described species

Sidalcea hendersonii S.Wats.

[Henderson’s checkermallow]

G3 – vulnerable

Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska

Limited number of populations (c.60–70) although widely distributed

Sidalcea hickmanii Greene

[Chaparral checkerbloom]

G3 – vulnerable

California

Restricted to the coast ranges of California

Sidalcea hirsuta A.Gray

[Hairy checkermallow]

G3 – vulnerable

California

 

Sidalcea hirtipes C.L.Hitchc.

[Bristly-stem checkerbloom]

G2 – imperilled

Oregon, Washington

 

Sidalcea keckii Wiggins

[Keck’s checkermallow]

G2 – imperilled

California

Known only from two counties in coastal California

Sidalcea malachroides (Hook. & Arn.) Gray

[Mapleleaf checkerbloom]

G3 – vulnerable

California, Oregon

Coast region

Sidalcea multifida Greene

[Cutleaf checkermallow]

G3 – vulnerable

California, Nevada

 

Sidalcea nelsoniana Piper

[Nelson’s checkermallow]

G2 – imperilled

Oregon, Washington

Largely restricted to the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Sidalcea pedata Gray

[Pedate checkermallow]

G1 – critically imperilled

California

Known only from c. 10 sites

Sidalcea ranunculacea Greene

[Marsh checkermallow]

G3 - vulnerable

California

 

Sidalcea robusta Heller ex Roush

[Butte County checkermallow]

G2 – imperilled

California

Known only from approximately 20 sites

Sidalcea setosa C.L.Hitchc.

[Edgewood Checker-mallow]

G3 - vulnerable

California, Oregon

 

Sidalcea stipularis J.T.Howell & True

[Scadden Flat checkerbloom]

G1 – critically imperilled

California

Known only from two sites