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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Sidalcea pedata, pedate checker-mallow.
Sidalcea pedata. Photo by Scott Eliason, San Bernardino National Forest.

Sidalcea pedata, pedate checker-mallow habitat.
Pedate checker-mallow, also known as Big Bear checkerbloom. Photo by Chris Wagner, San Bernardino National Forest.

Sidalcea pedata, pedate checker-mallow range map.
Sidalcea pedata range map.

Sidalcea pedata, pedate checker-mallow

ESA Status

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

Threats

  • Conversion of native meadow habitat to residential and commercial development around the margins of Big Bear, Baldwin, and Erwin Lakes
  • Changes in surface hydrology
  • Recreational activities, especially user-created trails through meadow habitat
  • Grazing by horses and burros

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_pedata/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:44 EDT