Sidalcea glaucescens
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Sidalcea glaucescens is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family
known by the common name waxy checkerbloom. 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 habitat. This perennial herb grows from a thick taproot
and caudex
unit, producing a slender, waxy stem up to 70 centimeters 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.
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
known by the common name waxy checkerbloom. It is native to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in the southernmost mountains of the Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
and the Sierra Nevada, its distribution extending just over the border into Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. It can be found in mountain meadow habitat. This perennial herb grows from a thick taproot
Taproot
A taproot is an enlarged, somewhat straight to tapering plant root that grows vertically downward. It forms a center from which other roots sprout laterally.Plants with taproots are difficult to transplant...
and caudex
Caudex
A caudex is a form of stem morphology appearing as a thickened, short, perennial stem that is either underground or near ground level . It may be swollen for the purpose of water storage, especially in xerophytes...
unit, producing a slender, waxy stem up to 70 centimeters long. The leaves are deeply divided into about five lobes which may be forked or edged with smaller lobes. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a loose panicle
Panicle
A panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers attached along the secondary branches; in other words, a branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes....
of several flowers with pink or purplish petals 1 to 2 centimeters long.