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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Sidalcea oregana var. calva in flower.
Sidalcea oregana var. calva. Photo by Ben Legler.

Sidalcea oregana var. calva habitat.
Sidalcea oregana var. calva habitat. Photo by Ben Legler.

Sidalcea oregana var. calva range map.
Sidalcea oregana var. calva range map.

Sidalcea oregana var. calva, Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow

ESA Status

Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.

Threats

  • Habitat fragmentation, degradation, or loss due to conversion of native wetlands to orchards and other agricultural uses and rural residential development
  • Altered hydrology
  • Competition with native and nonnative plants
  • Seed predation by weevils
  • Wildfire suppression activities
  • Potential extirpation as a result of random events, because of the small size of most remaining populations

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/sidalcea_oregana_calva/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:44 EDT