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Sphaeralcea rusbyi

Gray

Rusby's Globemallow

G4Apparently Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148255
Element CodePDMAL140L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae
GenusSphaeralcea
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-06-20
Change Date1997-03-18
Edition Date1993-06-30
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Rank Reasons
Occurs in California, Utah and Arizona, but abundance is not known.
Range Extent Comments
Utah (Washington county), Arizona (Navajo, Coconino, Yavapai, Graham, Gila, Pinal, and Maricopa counties). Also reported from California.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Blackbrush, creosote bush, and mixed warm desert shrub communities at 820-1220 m. in UT. Well draubed slopes and openings in pine forests in AZ.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS2Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
Arizona (10)
AreaForestAcres
Arnold MesaPrescott National Forest12,286
Black CanyonPrescott National Forest10,683
Black CrossTonto National Forest5,966
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Grief HillPrescott National Forest12,535
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
Horse MesaTonto National Forest9,146
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
References (4)
  1. Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.