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Species
Sidalcea nelsoniana
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Names
Common Names
Nelson's Checkermallow, Nelson's Checker-mallow, Nelson's Checkerbloom
Growth
Height
24 inches to 4 feet
Spread
2-4 feet
Growth Rate
Not specified
Appearance
Bloom Color
Pink to Purple
Foliage Color
Not specified in sources
Fall Foliage Color
No fall foliage color information is available from sources.
Environment
Hardiness Zones
Zones not specified in sources
Sunlight Requirements
No explicit sunlight requirements are provided in sources.
Soil Type
Hydric soils, often gravelly in wet prairie habitats
Soil Drainage
Seasonally wet soils
Soil pH
Not specified in sources.
Lifecycle
Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle
Other
Seasons of Interest
Spring, Summer, and Fall
Bloom Time
Spring to Summer (May–August)
Reproduction
Propagation Methods
Seeds, Division (vegetative propagation via rhizomes)
Wildlife
Attracts Wildlife
It attracts bees and butterflies, as well as other pollinators such as wasps, flies, beetles, and lepidopterans.
References
Nelson's Checker-mallow (Sidalcea nelsoniana)
Sidalcea nelsoniana (Nelson's checker mallow)
Sidalcea nelsoniana Piper
Prairie Species Habitat Conservation Plan – Nelson's ...
Sidalcea nelsoniana | Nelson's checkermallow
Nelson's Sidalcea
Nelson's checkerbloom - Encyclopedia of Life
Taxonomy
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
Piper
Publication
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 32: 41 (1919)
Superior Taxa
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Sidalcea
References
Taxonomic data from
World Flora Online
, accessed June 20, 2024