Sidalcea glaucescens
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Sidalcea glaucescens is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name waxy checkerbloom.[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7554 Calflora: Sidalcea glaucescens]
Distribution
It is native to California, where it grows in the southernmost mountains of the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada, its distribution extending just over the border into Nevada. It can be found in mountain meadow habitats of yellow pine forest, red fir forest, lodgepole forest, and subalpine forest.
Description
Sidalcea glaucescens is a perennial herb grows from a thick taproot and caudex unit, producing a slender, waxy stem up to {{convert|70|cm|in}} long. The leaves are deeply divided into about five lobes which may be forked or edged with smaller lobes.
The inflorescence is a loose panicle of several flowers with pink or purplish petals 1 to 2 centimeters long. The bloom period is June to August.
References
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7554 Calflora Database: Sidalcea glaucescens (Glaucous checker mallow, Waxy checkerbloom, Waxy checkermallow)]
- [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=44416 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sidalcea glaucescens]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SIGL2 USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea glaucescens]
- {{CalPhotos|Sidalcea|glaucescens}}
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Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Flora of the Cascade Range
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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