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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mallows, Rock Roses, and Allies
  6. Mallow Family
  7. Checkerblooms
  8. Harsh Checkermallow

species 183 observations

Harsh Checkermallow

Sidalcea asprella

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

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12 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it West Coast Lady, Two-banded Checkered-Skipper, Gray Hairstreak, Common Checkered-Skipper 4
  • 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 Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, White-lined Sphinx, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Ornate Checkered Beetle 6

Children

  • Sierra Foothills Checkerbloom
  • Dwarf Sierran Checkerbloom

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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