Sidalcea malviflora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) A. Gray

Checker bloom, Checker mallow, Dwarf checkerbloom, Wild hollyhock

Sidalcea malviflora is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2215 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. californica ... ssp. dolosa ... ssp. laciniata ... ssp. malviflora ... ssp. patula ... ssp. purpurea ... ssp. rostrata
Genus:	Sidalcea
Family:	Malvaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Coastal Prairie, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Sidalcea malvaeflora

Information about Sidalcea malviflora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SIMA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[wikipedia] Butterfly Larval Host: Ecology It is a larval host to the West Coast lady. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).