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Sidalcea (Checkerblooms)

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

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.

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