''Sidalcea diploscypha'' is a species of flowering plant in the

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known by the common name fringed checkerbloom. It is

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, where it grows in the woodlands and valleys of the central part of the state.

Description

''Sidalcea diploscypha'' is an annual herb growing up to 40 to 60 centimeters tall with a hairy to bristly stem. The leaves have blades deeply divided into narrow, forking lobes covered in bristly hairs. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed ...

is a crowded

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of several flowers. The flower has five pink petals, each with a slight fringe on the tip and sometimes with dark coloration at the base. The petals can be up to 3.5 centimeters long.

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Calflora Database: ''Sidalcea diploscypha'' (Fringed checker mallow, Fringed checkerbloom, Fringed sidalcea)Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Sidalcea diploscypha''USDA Plants Profile for ''Sidalcea diploscypha''UC CalPhotos gallery: ''Sidalcea diploscypha''
diploscypha Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Central Valley (California) Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Malveae-stub