Sidalcea candida

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Sidalcea candida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidalcea
Species:
S. candida
Binomial name
Sidalcea candida

Sidalcea candida, the white checkerbloom, [1] prairie mallow [2] or white checkermallow, is a wildflower found from Nevada to Wyoming and south to the southern part of New Mexico. The plant grows to three feet, and is also known as wild hollyhock. Its flowers are about one inch wide with five petals. It is found mostly in mountain meadows and along streams. It flowers between June and September.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sidalcea candida". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-17.