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Sidalcea malachroides, with the common name mapleleaf checkerbloom, is a flowering plant in the genus Sidalcea.[1][2]

Sidalcea malachroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Sidalcea
Species:	S. malachroides
Binomial name
Sidalcea malachroides (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray[1]

Distribution

The 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

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

External links

• Calflora Database: Sidalcea malachroides (Mapleleaf checkerbloom, Maple leaved checkerbloom)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sidalcea malachroides^{[permanent dead link]}
• USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea malachroides (mapleleaf checkerbloom)
• UC CalPhotos gallery: Sidalcea malachroides

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