Sidalcea diploscypha
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Sidalcea diploscypha is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name fringed checkerbloom.{{PLANTS|id=SIDI|taxon=Sidalcea diploscypha|accessdate=12 November 2015}} It is endemic to California, where it grows in the woodlands and valleys of the central part of the state.
Description
Sidalcea diploscypha is an annual herb growing up to 40 to 60 centimeters tall with a hairy to bristly stem. The leaves have blades deeply divided into narrow, forking lobes covered in bristly hairs.
The inflorescence is a crowded panicle of several flowers. The flower has five pink petals, each with a slight fringe on the tip and sometimes with dark coloration at the base. The petals can be up to 3.5 centimeters long.
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7553 Calflora Database: Sidalcea diploscypha (Fringed checker mallow, Fringed checkerbloom, Fringed sidalcea)]
- [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=44415 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sidalcea diploscypha]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SIDI USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea diploscypha]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Sidalcea+diploscypha UC CalPhotos gallery: Sidalcea diploscypha]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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