Sidalcea reptans
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Sidalcea 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. It grows in moist and dry habitat types in the mountains, including meadows and forests.
It is a rhizomatous
perennial herb reaching up to half a meter tall, lower portions of the stem sometimes rooting when in contact with moist substrate. It is coated in long, bristly hairs. The leaf blades are also bristly. They vary in shape, the lower ones barely lobed and borne on long petioles
, and the higher ones often deeply cut into lobes. The inflorescence
is a long, open series of flowers with pink to lavender petals up to 2 centimeters in length.
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 Sierra 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 can be found throughout the Sierra Nevada, especially the central peaks of the range. It grows in moist and dry habitat types in the mountains, including meadows and forests.
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, lower portions of the stem sometimes rooting when in contact with moist substrate. It is coated in long, bristly hairs. The leaf blades are also bristly. They vary in shape, the lower ones barely lobed and borne on long petioles
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
, and the higher ones often deeply cut into lobes. 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 long, open series of flowers with pink to lavender petals up to 2 centimeters in length.