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Sidalcea campestris
Also called Meadow Checker Mallow, Meadow Checkermallow
Sidalcea campestris is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name meadow checker-mallow. It is native only to portions of western Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Sidalcea campestris is an attractive ornamental plant that flowers from June to August. It grows readily from seeds, by dividing a mature plant, or by transplanting plugs. It grows in full sun to part shade and can be up to 2 feet wide at maturity. Flower stems can reach 2-6 feet tall. Sidalcea campestris is highly drought tolerant and will tolerate seasonally dry soils.
Meadow checker-mallow occurs in grassy meadows, unplowed fields, and along roadsides in the Willamette Valley. Historically native to the following Oregon Counties: Benton, Clackamas, Douglas, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, Yamhill. Currently it is found only in the central portion of its range and is locally common in the Salem area. It is not known to occur at elevations above 250 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sidalcea campestris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
