checkerbloom

(dwarf checkermallow)
Sidalcea malviflora

Member of checkerblooms (genus Sidalcea)
mallow family (family Malvaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
red purple, pink in flowering plants

no bracts cupping the calyx
leaf generally dentate or lobed, upper leaves generally much reduced
common throughout the bay area

Chris’s observations: 50 (33 are research grade)

Locations:

Calero CP: 6
Joseph D. Grant CP: 4
Russian Ridge OSP: 4
Santa Teresa CP: 4
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 3
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 3
Long Ridge OSP: 3
Coyote Valley OSP: 2
Los Trancos OSP: 2
Monte Bello OSP: 2
Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 2
Sunol Wilderness RP: 2
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 2
Wilder Ranch SP: 2
Almaden Quicksilver CP
Coyote Hills RP
Fort Ord NM
Henry Coe SP
Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
Pacheco SP
San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
Skyline Ridge OSP
Windy Hill OSP

Months:

Nov.: 1
Dec.: 0
Jan.: 0
Feb.: 1
Mar.: 9
Apr.: 23
May: 12
Jun.: 4

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora