Sidalcea diploscypha
Sidalcea diploscypha is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name fringed checkerbloom.[1] It is endemic to California, where it grows in the woodlands and valleys of the central part of the state.
| Sidalcea diploscypha | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Malvales | 
| Family: | Malvaceae | 
| Genus: | Sidalcea | 
| Species: | S. diploscypha  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Sidalcea diploscypha | |
Description
    
Sidalcea diploscypha is an annual herb growing up to 40 to 60 centimeters tall with a hairy to bristly stem. The leaves have blades deeply divided into narrow, forking lobes covered in bristly hairs.
The inflorescence is a crowded panicle of several flowers. The flower has five pink petals, each with a slight fringe on the tip and sometimes with dark coloration at the base. The petals can be up to 3.5 centimeters long.
References
    
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sidalcea diploscypha". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
 
External links
    
- Calflora Database: Sidalcea diploscypha (Fringed checker mallow, Fringed checkerbloom, Fringed sidalcea)
 - Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sidalcea diploscypha
 - USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea diploscypha
 - UC CalPhotos gallery: Sidalcea diploscypha
 
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