Sidalcea hirsuta

Sidalcea hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name hairy checkerbloom.

Sidalcea hirsuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidalcea
Species:
S. hirsuta
Binomial name
Sidalcea hirsuta

It is endemic to California, where it grows in seasonally wet habitat throughout the north-central part of the state, such as vernal pools. It is found in the North California Coast Ranges, the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley, and the Sierra Nevada foothills.

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