Sidalcea ranunculacea
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Sidalcea 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 and streambanks. It is a rhizomatous
perennial herb reaching up to half a meter tall. It is coated in hairs, the lower ones becoming bristly. The fleshy lobed leaf blades also have hairs and bristles. The inflorescence
is a dense, spikelike cluster or series of clusters of flowers. Each flower has five pink to purple petals up to 1.5 centimeters long.
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...
known by the common name marsh checkerbloom. It is endemic to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it is known only from the southernmost Sierra Nevada foothills, especially the Greenhorn Mountains
Greenhorn Mountains
The Greenhorn Mountains are located northeast of Bakersfield, California and west of Lake Isabella in the United States. The range, at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada, reaches an elevation of at Sunday Peak, just south of Portuguese Pass....
. It grows in moist areas, such as wet meadows and streambanks. It is a rhizomatous
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
perennial herb reaching up to half a meter tall. It is coated in hairs, the lower ones becoming bristly. The fleshy lobed leaf blades also have hairs and bristles. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a dense, spikelike cluster or series of clusters of flowers. Each flower has five pink to purple petals up to 1.5 centimeters long.