Oregon Checkermallow, Oregon Checker-mallow, Marsh Hollyhock: Sidalcea oregana var. procera (Synonym: Sidalcea oregana ssp. oregana var. procera)

Oregon checkermallow (var. procera) growing in a low spot along forest road #3521, Wenatchee National Forest.........July 26, 2009. This species grows in roadside ditches, low spots, or along the banks of streams, anyplace that sees some inundation of water earlier in the season.

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of Oregon checker-mallow. This appears to be variety procera. Photographed along forest road #140 at the Alder Creek Trailhead in the Umatilla NF.........July 1, 2001.

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The photos above show various views of Oregon checker-mallow (var. procera?) as seen in meadows near Penland Lake in the Umatilla N. F. southeast of Heppner, OR........June 22, 2007. The photo at the left shows the upper stem with leaf and inflorescence, that at center the hairs of the lower stem, and that at right the hairs on the upper stem.

The photos above show various views of Oregon checker-mallow (var. procera?) as seen in meadows near Penland Lake in the Umatilla N. F. southeast of Heppner, OR.........June 22, 2007. The photo at left shows the lower portion of the inflorescence as it opens, and that at right shows a close-up sideview of the calyx and petals of a flower.