The Mallow Family on Mt. Adams
Malvaceae
The photo above shows a close-up sideview of
the flowers of Oregon checker-mallow as seen along Laurel Road in the Conboy
National Wildlife Refuge...................June 17, 2006. Note the spittle
bug which has made its home in the inflorescence.
Mountain Hollyhock:
Iliamna rivularis -
Common Mallow:
Malva neglecta -
Oregon Checker-mallow:
Sidalcea oregana var. procera ? -
Paul Slichter