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Sidalcea robusta
Sidalcea robusta A. Heller ex Roush
Butte County Checker Mallow, Butte County Checkerbloom
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SIRO2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , PurpleBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Pink to pale purple, sometimes with pale veins. Base of petals pale pink to white.
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Dry banks in chaparral at ecotone with foothill woodlands, often on basaltic soil, with Quercus douglasii.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Sidalcea robusta in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Sidalcea robusta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sidalcea robusta
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR