Sidalcea candida

Plant species in the mallow family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sidalcea candida, commonly called the white checkerbloom,[3] prairie mallow[4] or white checkermallow, is a wildflower found from Nevada to Wyoming and south to the southern part of New Mexico. The plant grows to three feet, and is also known as wild hollyhock. Its flowers are about one inch wide with five petals. It is found mostly in mountain meadows and along streams. It flowers between June and September.

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Sidalcea candida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidalcea
Species:
S. candida
Binomial name
Sidalcea candida
A.Gray (1849)
Synonyms[2]
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    • Sidalcea candida var. glabrata C.L.Hitchc.
    • Sidalcea candida var. tincta Cockerell
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