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Sidalcea glaucescens is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name waxy checkerbloom.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sidalcea |
| Species: | S. glaucescens
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Distribution edit
It is native to California, where it grows in the southernmost mountains of the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada, its distribution extending just over the border into Nevada. It can be found in mountain meadow habitats of yellow pine forest, red fir forest, lodgepole forest, and subalpine forest.
Description edit
Sidalcea glaucescens is a perennial herb grows from a thick taproot and caudex unit, producing a slender, waxy stem up to 70 centimetres (28 in) long. The leaves are deeply divided into about five lobes which may be forked or edged with smaller lobes.
The inflorescence is a loose panicle of several flowers with pink or purplish petals 1 to 2 centimeters long. The bloom period is June to August.
References edit
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sidalcea glaucescens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ Calflora: Sidalcea glaucescens
External links edit
- Calflora Database: Sidalcea glaucescens (Glaucous checker mallow, Waxy checkerbloom, Waxy checkermallow)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sidalcea glaucescens
- USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea glaucescens
- Sidalcea glaucescens in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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