Sidalcea

Sidalcea is a genus of the botanical family Malvaceae. It contains several species of flower known generally as checkerblooms.Selected species:Sidalcea calycosa - annual checkerbloomSidalcea campestris - meadow checkerbloomSidalcea candida - white checkerbloomSidalcea diploscypha - fringed checkerbloomSidalcea glaucescens - waxy checkerbloomSidalcea hartwegii - valley checkerbloomSidalcea hendersonii - Henderson's checkermallowSidalcea hickmanii - chaparral checkerbloomSidalcea hirsuta - hairy checkerbloomSidalcea malachroides - mapleleaf checkerbloomSidalcea malviflora - dwarf checkerbloomSidalcea neomexicana - salt spring checkerbloomSidalcea oregana - Oregon checkerbloomSidalcea oregana var calva - Wenatchee Mountains checkermallowSidalcea pedata - birdfooted checkerbloom, Big Bear checkerbloomSidalcea ranunculacea - marsh checkerbloomSidalcea reptans - Sierra checkerbloomSidalcea robusta - Butte County checkerbloomSidalcea stipularis - Scadden Flat checkerbloom
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Noun
1. genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers
(synonym) genus Sidalcea
(hypernym) dilleniid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family
(member-meronym) checkerbloom, wild hollyhock, Sidalcea malviflora