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Maple Leaved Checkerbloom
( Sidalcea malachroides )
Sidalcea malachroides
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About Maple Leaved Checkerbloom (Sidalcea malachroides)
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Sidalcea malachroides
, with the common name mapleleaf checkerbloom, is a flowering plant in the genus Sidalcea. The plant is native to the California Coast Ranges in the North Coast and Monterey Bay regions of California, and the Oregon Coast Range in Oregon. It grows below 700 metres (2,300 ft) in elevation. Within California it is a Vulnerable species listed on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.
Sidalcea malachroides
is a perennial herb or subshrub, 4-15 decimetres (16-59 in) tall. The leaves are generally all along stem. The flowers are head-like spikes, in white or pale purple-white. The bloom period is April to August.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1.3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color
White, Purple
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 4
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
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Common Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis
Pyrgus communis
*
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis
Pyrgus ruralis
*
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
Vanessa annabella
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Common uses
Bird Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 11.8" - 133.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.22" - 3.87", Coldest Month: 39.7" - 49.6", Hottest Month: 55.3" - 73.1", Humidity: 0.02" - 18.57", Elevation: -65" - 4943"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Maple-leaved Checkerbloom, Mapleleaf Checkerbloom
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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