[Checkerblooms and Checkermallows: The Genus Sidalcea West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Close-up of the inflorescence of hairy-stemmed checker mallo as seen near the northern Oregon coast........June 2009. The inflorescence generally consists of a densely flowered, branched spike that generally is less than 8 cm long. The calyx is 9-15 mm long with stellate, hirsute and ciliate hairs. The petals are pink or pinkish-lavender and are longer than 15 mm.

Additional close-ups of the inflorescence and leaves of hairy-stemmed checker mallo as seen near the northern Oregon coast.........June 2009. The leaves become increasingly more deeply lobed higher up on the stem.

Close-ups of hairy-stemmed checkermallow as seen in moist grassy areas near the Oregon coast.........June 13, 2010. Note the long, stiff hairs that spread from the stems, petioles, sepals and ventral leaf surfaces.

Close-up of what may be bristlystem checkerbloom as seen near the northern Oregon coast.........June 2009.

Close-ups of the inflorescence, upper stem leaves and upper stem hairs of what may be bristlystem checkerbloom as seen near the northern Oregon coast.........June 2009. The inflorescence of bristlystem checkerbloom is an elongated, open spike. The calyx is subglabrous to fairly pubescent wtih tiny star-shaped hairs, 4-6 mm long and often purplish-tinged. The rose-colored petals are 5-15 mm in length.