Sidalcea neomexicana

Sidalcea neomexicana A. Gray

Mountain sidalcea, Salt spring checkerbloom

2011 Jeffrey Hapeman

2021 Jeffrey Hapeman

2019 Richard Spjut

2011 Jeffrey Hapeman

2019 Richard Spjut

2011 Steven Thorsted

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

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~112 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Sidalcea
Family:	Malvaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: playas

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. thurberi

Information about Sidalcea neomexicana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SINE3) 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 CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[wikipedia] Range, Habitat: The plant is native to the Western United States and northern Mexico. It can be found in a diverse number of habitat types, including chaparral and coastal sage scrub, Yellow Pine Forest and riparian zones, Creosote bush scrub, and alkali flats and other salty substrates.[3] (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links