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Sidalcea oregana (Oregon checkermallow; Oregon checkerbloom)

Synonyms: Sidalcea nervata

Wikipedia Abstract

Sidalcea oregana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Oregon checkerbloom.
View Wikipedia Record: Sidalcea oregana

Infraspecies

Sidalcea oregana eximia (Coast checkerbloom)
Sidalcea oregana hydrophila
Sidalcea oregana oregana (Wenatchee Mountains Checker-mallow)
Sidalcea oregana spicata (Dwarf checkerbloom)
Sidalcea oregana valida (Kenwood Marsh checkerbloom)

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  None
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Summer
Growth Form [1]  Single Crown
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed
Regrowth Rate [1]  Slow
Root Depth [1]  12 inches (30 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Seeds Per [1]  158324 / lb (349046 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Shrub
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  Purple
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  4.592 feet (1.4 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Predators

Pyrgus communis (Checkered skipper)[3]
Zenodoxus sidalceae[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0