| Sidalcea neomexicana | |
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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. neomexicana
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| Binomial name | |
| 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.
Description[edit]
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]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sidalcea neomexicana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for SIDALCEA neomexicana". ucjeps.berkeley.edu.
- ^ "Sidalcea neomexicana Calflora". www.calflora.org.