Sidalcea neomexicana
| Sidalcea neomexicana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sidalcea |
| Species: | S. neomexicana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sidalcea neomexicana A.Gray | |
Sidalcea neomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names salt spring checkerbloom,[1] Rocky Mountain checker-mallow, and New Mexico checker.
Distribution
The plant is native to the Western United States and northern Mexico. It can be found in a diverse number of habitat types, including chaparral and coastal sage scrub, Yellow Pine Forest and riparian zones, Creosote bush scrub, and alkali flats and other salty substrates. [2]
Description
Sidalcea neomexicana is a perennial herb growing from a cluster of fleshy roots, the mostly hairless stem growing 20 to 90 centimeters tall. [3]
The fleshy leaves are sometimes divided shallowly to deeply into lobes.
The inflorescence is a loose cluster of flowers with pink petals up to 2 centimeters long.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sidalcea neomexicana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ Calflora
- 1 2 Jepson
External links
- Calflora Database: Sidalcea neomexicana (Mountain Sidalcea, salt spring checkerbloom)
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Sidalcea neomexicana
- USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea neomexicana (salt spring checkerbloom)
- Sidalcea neomexicana - UC Photos gallery
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