Sidalcea malachroides, with the common name mapleleaf checkerbloom, is a flowering plant in the genus Sidalcea.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sidalcea |
| Species: | S. malachroides
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Distribution
editThe plant is native to the California Coast Ranges in the North Coast and Monterey Bay regions of California,[2] 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
editSidalcea 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
edit- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sidalcea malachroides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b Calflora: Sidalcea malachroides
- ^ California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Sidalcea malachroides . accessed 3.8.2016.
- ^ a b Jepson: Sidalcea malachroides
External links
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- 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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