Sidalcea neomexicana

Sidalcea neomexicana
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidalcea
Species:
S. neomexicana
Binomial name
Sidalcea neomexicana
Synonyms[2]
  • Sidalcea confinis Greene
  • Sidalcea crenulata A.Nelson
  • Sidalcea parviflora Greene

Sidalcea neomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names salt spring checkerbloom,[3] Rocky Mountain checker-mallow, and New Mexico checker.

Description

Sidalcea neomexicana is a perennial herb growing from a cluster of fleshy roots, the mostly hairless stem growing 20 to 90 centimeters tall.[4]

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.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (28 February 2025). "Sidalcea neomexicana". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sidalcea neomexicana A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ↑ NRCS. "Sidalcea neomexicana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for SIDALCEA neomexicana". ucjeps.berkeley.edu.
  5. ↑ "Sidalcea neomexicana Calflora". www.calflora.org.
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