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

Edgewood Checkerbloom, Oregon Checkerbloom, Oregon Checker Mallow

Sidalcea oregana ssp spicata

Synonyms: Sidalcea oregana var. spicata, Sidalcea spicata, Sidalcea spicata var. spicata, Sidlacea spicata var. tonsa

Close-up of the inflorescence of Edgewood Checkerbloom, Oregon Checkerbloom, Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana ssp spicata (Synonyms: Sidalcea oregana var. spicata, Sidalcea spicata, Sidalcea spicata var. spicata, Sidlacea spicata var. tonsa)

A close-up of the inflorescence of Oregon checkerbloom (ssp. spicata) as seen along Forest Service Road #960, Siskiyou National Forest.......July 14, 2012.

Inflorescence of Edgewood Checkerbloom, Oregon Checkerbloom, Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana ssp spicata (Synonyms: Sidalcea oregana var. spicata, Sidalcea spicata, Sidalcea spicata var. spicata, Sidlacea spicata var. tonsa) - Inflorescence and upper stem leaves of Edgewood Checkerbloom, Oregon Checkerbloom, Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana ssp spicata (Synonyms: Sidalcea oregana var. spicata, Sidalcea spicata, Sidalcea spicata var. spicata, Sidlacea spicata var. tonsa)

Oregon checkerbloom (ssp. spicata) as seen along Forest Service Road #960, Siskiyou National Forest........July 14, 2012.

Paul Slichter