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Oregon Checker-mallow

Sidalcea oregana

Status
native
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

40 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it West Coast Lady, Common Checkered-Skipper, Zenodoxus sidalceae, Two-banded Checkered-Skipper 5
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Globe Mallow Bee, Black-fronted Turret Bee 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee 33

Children

  • Kenwood Marsh Checkerbloom
  • Oregon Checkerbloom
  • Coast Checkerbloom
  • Wenatchee Mountain Checker-mallow
  • Spicate Checkerbloom
  • Marsh Checkerbloom

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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