Sidalcea candida

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Sidalcea candida
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Status TNC G4.svg
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidalcea
Species:
S. candida
Binomial name
Sidalcea candida
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Sidalcea candida var. glabrata C.L.Hitchc.
    • Sidalcea candida var. tincta Cockerell

Sidalcea candida, the white checkerbloom, [3] prairie mallow [4] 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.

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (28 February 2025). "Sidalcea candida". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sidalcea candida A.Gray". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ↑ NRCS. "Sidalcea candida". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.


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