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Sidalcea pedata
Also called Pedate Checker Mallow, Bird Foot Checkerbloom, Big Bear Checkerbloom
Sidalcea pedata, also called birdfoot checkerbloom or Big Bear checkerbloom, is a rare and endangered perennial herb of California. It blooms between May and July. However, it is an endemic species of California and only occurs in few places in the San Bernardino Mountains, primarily at Bear Valley, Bluff Lake. It grows at 1500–2100 m elevation in moist meadows to open woodlands and the unique pebble plain habitat of the area. Since Big Bear Valley is a resort destination, the birdfoot checkerbloom is threatened by development, vehicles and grazing.
Annual checkerbloom · Meadow checkerbloom · White checkerbloom · Owens Valley sidalcea · Cusick's checkerbloom · Fringed checkerbloom · Waxy checkerbloom · Valley checkerbloom · Henderson's checkerbloom · Chaparral checkerbloom · Hairy checkerbloom · Keck's checkerbloom
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sidalcea pedata 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.
