Sidalcea neomexicana
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Sidalcea neomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family
known by the common name salt spring checkerbloom. It is native to the western United States and Mexico, where it can be found in a number of habitat types, including alkali flats
and other salty substrates. It is a perennial herb growing from a cluster of fleshy roots, the mostly hairless stem growing 20 to 90 centimeters tall. The fleshy leaves are sometimes divided shallowly to deeply into lobes. The inflorescence
is a loose cluster of flowers with pink petals up to 2 centimeters long.
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
known by the common name salt spring checkerbloom. It is native to the western United States and Mexico, where it can be found in a number of habitat types, including alkali flats
Dry lake
Dry lakes are ephemeral lakebeds, or a remnant of an endorheic lake. Such flats consist of fine-grained sediments infused with alkali salts. Dry lakes are also referred to as alkali flats, sabkhas, playas or mud flats...
and other salty substrates. It is a perennial herb growing from a cluster of fleshy roots, the mostly hairless stem growing 20 to 90 centimeters tall. The fleshy leaves are sometimes divided shallowly to deeply into lobes. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a loose cluster of flowers with pink petals up to 2 centimeters long.