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checkerbloom

Sidalcea malviflora

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Common names

11 names · 7 languages
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Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Griekse malva
  • Wilde stokroos
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 锦葵状棯葵[3]
Coast Miwok
Russian
  • Сидальцея мальвоцветковая[3]
Slovak
  • slezokvetka slezokvetá[3]
Swedish
  • röd axmalva[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • checkerbloom — Page 4, column 2, row top 727 pt; common-name cell after Sidalcea malviflora.; Sidalcea malviflora.
[2] Sidalcea malviflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • checkerbloom — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • checkermallow — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • Dwarf Checkermallow — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • Prairie Mallow — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
[3] Sidalcea malviflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • checkerbloom — results[20].names[1]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • checkermallow — results[20].names[3]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • Dwarf Checkermallow — results[20].names[2]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • Prairie Mallow — results[20].names[4]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • röd axmalva — results[20].names[5]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • Сидальцея мальвоцветковая — results[20].names[6]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • 锦葵状棯葵 — results[20].names[7]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • slezokvetka slezokvetá — results[20].names[8]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
  • sílay — results[20].names[9]; taxon id 48795; Sidalcea malviflora.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Malvaceae

Genus-level classification for Sidalcea; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Sidalcea malviflora in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
California to Mexico (Baja California Norte).

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

checkerbloom (Sidalcea malviflora) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Sidalcea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2769595; ID 7GNJ; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Sidalcea malviflora (top 727 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Sidalcea malviflora — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 356163; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1115703, 1115704, 1115705

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.