Sidalcea
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Sidalcea is a genus of the botanical
family
Malvaceae
. It contains several species of flower known generally as checkerblooms or checkermallows.
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Botany
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Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
. It contains several species of flower known generally as checkerblooms or checkermallows.
Selected species:
- Sidalcea calycosaSidalcea calycosaSidalcea calycosa is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name annual checkerbloom. It is endemic to California, where it grows in wetland habitat of many kinds along the North Coast, the adjacent North Coast Ranges as far south as the San Francisco Bay Area, and in...
- annual checkerbloom - Sidalcea campestris - meadow checkerbloom
- Sidalcea candida - white checkerbloom
- Sidalcea covilleiSidalcea covilleiSidalcea covillei is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Owens Valley checkerbloom, or Owens Valley sidalcea. It is endemic to the Owens Valley of Inyo County, California, where it grows on alkali flats and in alkaline meadows and springs...
- Owens Valley sidalcea - Sidalcea diploscyphaSidalcea diploscyphaSidalcea diploscypha is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name fringed checkerbloom. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the woodlands and valleys of the central part of the state. This is an annual herb growing up to 40 to 60 centimeters tall with a...
- fringed checkerbloom - Sidalcea glaucescensSidalcea glaucescensSidalcea glaucescens is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name waxy checkerbloom. It is native to California, where it grows in the southernmost mountains of the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada, its distribution extending just over the border into Nevada. It...
- waxy checkerbloom - Sidalcea hartwegiiSidalcea hartwegiiSidalcea hartwegii is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names valley checkerbloom and Hartweg's checkerbloom. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills to the east and west. It can sometimes be found on serpentine...
- valley checkerbloom - Sidalcea hendersonii - Henderson's checkermallow
- Sidalcea hickmaniiSidalcea hickmaniiSidalcea hickmanii is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known generally by the common name chaparral checkerbloom.-Description:...
- chaparral checkerbloom - Sidalcea hirsutaSidalcea hirsutaSidalcea hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name hairy checkerbloom. It is endemic to California, where it grows in seasonally wet habitat throughout the central part of the state, such as vernal pools. This annual herb produces a thick stem up to 80...
- hairy checkerbloom - Sidalcea keckiiSidalcea keckiiSidalcea keckii is a rare species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Keck's checkerbloom, or Keck's checkermallow. It is endemic to California, where it is known from three recent occurrences in the southernmost Sierra Nevada foothills, all of which may have been...
- Keck's checkerbloom - Sidalcea malachroidesSidalcea malachroidesSidalcea malachroides, the mapleleaf checkerbloom, is a flowering plant in the genus Sidalcea. It is native to the coast of Oregon and California as far south as Monterey County.-External links:***...
- mapleleaf checkerbloom - Sidalcea malvifloraSidalcea malvifloraSidalcea malviflora is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name dwarf checkerbloom, or dwarf checkermallow.-Description:Sidalcea malviflora is somewhat variable in appearance and there are many subspecies...
- dwarf checkerbloom - Sidalcea nelsonianaSidalcea nelsonianaSidalcea nelsoniana is a rare species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Nelson's checkerbloom and Nelson's checkermallow. It is native to the Willamette Valley and Coast Range of Oregon and the southwestern corner of Washington in the United States...
- nelson's checkermallow (threatened) - Sidalcea neomexicanaSidalcea neomexicanaSidalcea neomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name salt spring checkerbloom. It is native to the western United States and Mexico, where it can be found in a number of habitat types, including alkali flats and other salty substrates...
- salt spring checkerbloom - Sidalcea oreganaSidalcea oreganaSidalcea oregana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Oregon checkerbloom. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it grows in a number of moist habitat types, such as marshes and meadows...
- Oregon checkerbloom (miniature hollyhock)- Sidalcea oregana var. calva - Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow
- Sidalcea pedataSidalcea pedataSidalcea pedata, also called Bird-footed Checkerbloom or Big Bear Checkerbloom, is a rare and endangered perennial herb of California. It blooms between May and July. However, it is an endemic species of California and only occurs in few places in the San Bernardino Mountains, primarily at Bear...
- birdfooted checkerbloom, Big Bear checkerbloom - Sidalcea ranunculaceaSidalcea ranunculaceaSidalcea ranunculacea is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name marsh checkerbloom. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the southernmost Sierra Nevada foothills, especially the Greenhorn Mountains. It grows in moist areas, such as wet meadows...
- marsh checkerbloom - Sidalcea reptansSidalcea reptansSidalcea reptans is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Sierra checkerbloom. It is endemic to California, where it can be found throughout the Sierra Nevada, especially the central peaks of the range...
- Sierra checkerbloom - Sidalcea robustaSidalcea robustaSidalcea robusta is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Butte County checkerbloom.-Description:...
- Butte County checkerbloom - Sidalcea stipularisSidalcea stipularisSidalcea stipularis is a rare species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Scadden Flat checkerbloom. It is endemic to Nevada County, California, where it is known from only two occurrences on Scadden Flat near Grass Valley. It grows in marshy habitat. This rhizomatous...
- Scadden Flat checkerbloom
External links
- List of Sidalcea species in California at Calflora