Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Scientific name Sidalcea neomexicana | Order Malvales Genus Sidalcea Rank Species | |
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Similar Sidalcea glaucescens, Sidalcea diploscypha, Sidalcea malachroides, Sidalcea pedata, Sidalcea keckii | ||
Sidalcea neomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names salt spring checkerbloom, Rocky Mountain checker-mallow, and New Mexico checker.
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Distribution
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.
Description
Sidalcea neomexicana is a perennial herb growing from a cluster of fleshy roots, the mostly hairless stem growing 20 to 90 centimeters tall.
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.