Sidalcea calycosa
M. E. Jones
Annual checkerbloom, Checker mallow, Pt. reyes sidalcea
Sidalcea calycosa is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs in wetlands
coastal, salt-marsh
Coastal Salt Marsh, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian
[wikipedia] Distribution, Habitat: Distribution The plant is endemic to California, along the North Coast and adjacent Northern California Coast Ranges from Mendocino County to Marin County in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, and in sections of the western Sierra Nevada foothills from Butte County south into Tulare County.[2] It grows in wetland habitats, including marshes and vernal pools, in oak woodland and chaparral openings, grasslands, and coastal salt marsh plant communities.[2] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
