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Sidalcea calycosa subsp. rhizomata
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Point Reyes checkerbloom, Point Reyes sidalcea

Sidalcea calycosa subsp. rhizomata
Phenology Flowering May–Jul(–Sep).
Habitat Freshwater and salt marshes near coast
Elevation 0–30 m (0–100 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies rhizomata is known from only a few marshes near the coast in Marin, Mendocino, and Sonoma counties; it is easily distinguished by its relatively large, connate, ciliate bracts and prostrate fleshy rhizomes with scattered leaves and relatively large stipules.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 6, p. 327.
Parent taxa Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Sidalcea > Sidalcea calycosa
Sibling taxa
S. calycosa subsp. calycosa
Synonyms S. rhizomata
Name authority (Jepson) Munz ex S. R. Hill: Madroño 56: 106. (2009)
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