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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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 NRCS. "Sidalcea neomexicana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for SIDALCEA neomexicana". ucjeps.berkeley.edu.
- ^ "Sidalcea neomexicana Calflora". www.calflora.org.
External links
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- Sidalcea
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Nebraska
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges