Swamp rose-mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 10

Existing Protection or other Status

Global Heritage Status Rank

G5T5 Secure – Common, widespread, and abundant (although it may be rare in parts of its range, particularly on the periphery). Not vulnerable in most of its range. Typically with considerably more than 100 occurrences and more than 10,000 individuals (assigned 16 May 1984, NatureServe 2003).

National Heritage Status Rank US)

N? Unranked – Nation or subnation rank not yet assessed (NatureServe 2003).

US & Canada State/Province Heritage Status Ranks

S1 (Critically Imperiled) in Wisconsin

S2 (Imperiled) in Rhode Island; Kansas and California

S3 (Vulnerable) in Michigan

S3 (Vulnerable) in Ontario

S5 (Secure) in Delaware and New Jersey

S? (Unranked) in Kentucky; West Virginia and Utah

SU (Unrankable) in North Carolina

SR (Reported) in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia; (NatureServe 2003).

National Rank (Canada)

N3 (Vulnerable in the nation either because rare and uncommon, or found only in a restricted range (even if abundant at some locations), or because of other factors making it vulnerable to extirpation. Typically 21 to 100 occurrences or between 3,000 and 10,000 individuals (assigned 9 August 1993, NatureServe 2003).

Ontario Rank

S3 (Vulnerable in the province either because rare and uncommon, or found only in a restricted range (even if abundant at some locations), or because of other factors making it vulnerable to extirpation. Typically 21 to 100 occurrences or between 3,000 and 10,000 individuals (assigned 14 September 1993, NHIC 2002).

OMNR Designation: None
COSEWIC Designation: Special Concern (April, 1987).
Ontario General Status: Sensitive (assigned 19 April 2000, NHIC 2002)

Language selection

Search