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Sidalcea virgata

T.J. Howell

Rose Checker-mallow

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155257
Element CodePDMAL110FD
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae
GenusSidalcea
Synonyms
Sidalcea asprella ssp. virgata(Howell) HalseSidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata(T.J. Howell) C.L. Hitchc.
Other Common Names
Dwarf Checkerbloom (EN) dwarf checkerbloom (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Hill's treatment in FNA (2015, vol. 6) recognizes the taxon as a distinct species, Sidalcea virgata. It has been recognized as a subspecies of Sidalcea malviflora (e.g., Kartesz 1994, 1999). Halse (2020) determined it is better treated as a subspecies of S. asprella.
Conservation Status
Change Date1989-11-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
  2. Halse, R.R. 2020. New combinations in <i>Sidalcea </i>(Malvaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 14(1):9-10.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.