Sidalcea neomexicana

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.

Sidalcea neomexicana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidalcea
Species:
S. neomexicana
Binomial name
Sidalcea neomexicana

Description

Sidalcea neomexicana is a perennial herb growing from a cluster of fleshy roots, the mostly hairless stem growing 20 to 90 centimeters tall.[2]

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.[2]

Sidalcea neomexicana seeds

Distribution and habitat

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.[3]

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sidalcea neomexicana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for SIDALCEA neomexicana". ucjeps.berkeley.edu.
  3. "Sidalcea neomexicana Calflora". www.calflora.org.
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