BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Sidalcea hendersonii
Henderson's checker-mallow
| Scientific Name: | Sidalcea hendersonii S. Wats. | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | Henderson's checker-mallow | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vascular Plant | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | SIDAHEN | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G3 (Jun 2016) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S3 (Apr 2021) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Blue | ||||||||||
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| General Status Canada: | 3 - Sensitive (2010) | ||||||||||
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Other Unique Habitats / Estuary / Unknown
Wetland / Marsh / Unknown |
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| Global Habitat Comments: | Sidalcea hendersonii grows in coastal wet areas, mudflats and high marshes. | ||||||||||
| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Global Range Comment: | This species is found along the coast from Douglas County, Oregon northward to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Only a few populations are reported from Oregon and British Columbia. The bulk of the populations are centered along the Washington coastline, including the inner Puget Sound region. Two individuals were recently discovered in southeastern Alaska (Lipkin, personal communication). | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp. |
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Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar. eds. 1999. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 3, Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Onagraceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Minist. For., Victoria. 423pp. |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Sidalcea hendersonii. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jan 13, 2025).