Participant Info

Species

Sidalcea candida

Family

Malvaceae

CommonName

white checkermallow

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1897

LatestDate

2019

Ecosystem

shrubland, foothill, montane, ruderal

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Cumbres, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir, Great Sand Dunes, La Jara

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Lake Trail trailhead on Hwy 160, 5 Aug 2019

Comments

White checkermallow is common on both sides of the Watershed, in wet habitats such as mesic meadows, seeps, streamsides, run-offs, ditches, etc. Sidalcea candida has not yet been collected from the Culebras but surely is present there (see the many collections from the Cristos of New Mexico). The USA distribution is restricted to west Nevada, Utah, southeast Wyoming, central and west Colorado, and central New Mexico. In New Mexico it has been recorded as far south as Otero Co but no farther down the Rio Grande drainage.

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