Sidalcea malviflora subsp. rostrata

Seacliff checkerbloom, Seacliff Checkerbloom

Family: Malvaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Seacliff checkerbloom is a California native perennial found in the northern Coast Ranges including Sonoma and Mendocino counties, and the central Coast Ranges in Marin and San Mateo counties, inhabiting open coastal bluffs at elevations below 200 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces pink to rose flowers with white veins, generally 1 to 2.5 centimeters long. Growing 15 to 60 centimeters tall with decumbent stems that are densely covered in fine, stellate bristles, the plant has a distinctive growth habit. Its leaves are unlobed, broadly spreading 2 to 6 centimeters wide, with a dense, fine-bristly texture. The plant produces fruit segments 3.5 to 4 millimeters long with net-veined, pitted surfaces and a short beak.

Habitat: Open coastal bluffs

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: < 200 m

Bioregions: c&amps NCo (Sonoma, s Mendocino cos.), n CCo (Marin, San Mateo cos.).

California counties: Mendocino, San Mateo, Marin, Sonoma, Monterey

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.