Butte county checkerbloom (Sidalcea robusta)

Butte county checkerbloom, a reference photo — Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Sidalcea robusta is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Butte County checkerbloom.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Butte county checkerbloom being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Sidalcea sparsifolia
Sidalcea covillei
Sidalcea multifida
Sidalcea calycosa
Sidalcea glaucescens

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidalcea
Species: Sidalcea robusta

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