Sidalcea malachroides
| Sidalcea malachroides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sidalcea |
| Species: | S. malachroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Sidalcea malachroides (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray | |
Sidalcea malachroides, with the common name mapleleaf checkerbloom, is a flowering plant in the genus Sidalcea. [1] [2]
Distribution
The plant is native to the California Coast Ranges in the North Coast and Monterey Bay regions of California, [1] and the Oregon Coast Range in Oregon. It grows below 700 metres (2,300 ft) in elevation.
Within California it is a Vulnerable species listed on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. [3]
Description
Sidalcea malachroides is a perennial herb or subshrub, 4–15 decimetres (16–59 in) tall. The leaves are generally all along stem. [4]
The flowers are head-like spikes, in white or pale purple-white. The bloom period is April to August. [4]
References
- 1 2 Calflora: Sidalcea malachroides
- ↑ "Sidalcea malachroides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Sidalcea malachroides . accessed 3.8.2016.
- 1 2 Jepson: Sidalcea malachroides
External links
- Calflora Database: Sidalcea malachroides (Mapleleaf checkerbloom, Maple leaved checkerbloom)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sidalcea malachroides
- USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea malachroides (mapleleaf checkerbloom)
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Sidalcea malachroides
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