The colors below indicate the kind of documentation available for this species
in the California counties where it occurs.
Checkerbloom Sidalcea malvaeflora (Malvaceae)
The richly colored pink petals of checkerbloom are made even more luminous by the white petal venation. This widespread species consists of a puzzling complex of intergrading morphological variants throughout its range. Leaf shape can also vary considerably on a single plant. The fruits developing from a single flower consist of many leathery disk- or wedged-shaped segments packed together in a circle like orange segments.
DISTRIBUTION: Common in open places in forest, scrub, or grasslands throughout the Calif. Floristic Province; < 2300 m.
