Sidalcea hartwegii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sidalcea |
| Species: | S. hartwegii
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Sidalcea hartwegii is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names valley checkerbloom and Hartweg's checkerbloom.[1][2]
Distribution
The plant is endemic to California, where it grows in the Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills of the California Coast Ranges to the west, and of the Sierra Nevada to the east.[2] It can be found in oak woodland and grassland habitats below 600 metres (2,000 ft), sometimes on serpentine soils.
Description
Sidalcea hartwegii is an annual herb that produces a slender stem up to 30 centimetres (12 in) tall, mostly hairless with occasional branching hairs. The leaf blades are deeply divided into five to seven narrow linear lobes.
The inflorescence is a clustered panicle of four to six flowers, each with five purplish pink petals about 2 centimeters long. The bloom period is May and June.
References
- ^ a b NRCS. "Sidalcea hartwegii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b Calflora: Sidalcea hartwegii
External links
- Calflora Database: Sidalcea hartwegii (Hartweg sidalcea, Hartweg's checkerbloom, Valley checkerbloom)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sidalcea hartwegii[permanent dead link]
- USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea hartwegii
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Sidalcea hartwegii
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