Genus

Sidalcea (Checkerblooms)

Sidalcea malviflora. Photo: (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Sidalcea is a genus (approx. 25 species) of the botanical family Malvaceae. It contains several species of flowering plants known generally as checkerblooms or checkermallows, or prairie mallows in the United Kingdom. They can be annuals or perennials, some rhizomatous. They are native to West and Central North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Malvales (Mallows, rock-roses, and allies)
        Family: Malvaceae (Mallow and hibiscus family)
        Subfamily: Malvoideae
        Tribe: Malveae
        Genus: Sidalcea (Checkerblooms)
        Species: Sidalcea asprella (Harsh checkermallow)
        Species: Sidalcea malachroides (Maple-leaved checkerbloom)
        Species: Sidalcea glaucescens (Waxy checkerbloom)
        Species: Sidalcea oregana (Oregon checker-mallow)
        Species: Sidalcea diploscypha (Fringed checkerbloom)
        Species: Sidalcea malviflora (Dwarf checkermallow) (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Sidalcea asprella (Harsh checkermallow)

Species: Sidalcea malachroides (Maple-leaved checkerbloom)

Species: Sidalcea glaucescens (Waxy checkerbloom)

Species: Sidalcea oregana (Oregon checker-mallow)

Species: Sidalcea diploscypha (Fringed checkerbloom)

Species: Sidalcea malviflora (Dwarf checkermallow)

Where in Humboldt

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