Sidalcea oregana subsp. hydrophila

Marsh checkerbloom, Marsh Checkerbloom

Family: Malvaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Marsh checkerbloom is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in northern Coast Ranges in wet soil of streambanks and meadows at elevations of 440 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces bright pink flowers 8 to 12 millimeters long in head-like clusters. Growing with decumbent stems 30 to 90 centimeters tall that occasionally root near the base, the plant has slender stems less than 5 millimeters in diameter. Its leaves are covered with stellate (star-shaped) hairs, with lower stems displaying sparse bristles approximately 2 millimeters long. The fruit segments are smooth, about 2.2 millimeters long, with a very short beak less than 0.3 millimeters.

Habitat: Wet soil of streambanks, meadows

Bloom period: Jul-Sep

Elevation: 440-2300 m

Bioregions: NCoRH, NCoRI.

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