Malvaceae

Oregon checkerbloom

Sidalcea oregana (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidalcea

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Oregon checkerbloom (Sidalcea oregana) — FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 俄勒冈西达葵
English: Oregon checkerbloom

Synonyms

Sida oregana Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Sidalcea oregana var. oregana

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 213 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Barbara Banfield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ellen Watrous, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: stubbie7, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.