Status: Native
Synonyms:
Sidalcea parviflora Greene var. thurberi Robinson ex Gray
Sidalcea neomexicana Gray var. parviflora (Greene) Murray
Sidalcea neomexicana is an erect herb with a raceme of pink flowers on a long
flowering stem. It usually has a single stem. The leaves are round and crenate at the
base, but the cauline leaves are palmately dissected and the lobes dissected almost to the midvein. The fruit is a schizocarp, a fruit which splits into one-seeded carpels each of which is then known as a mericarp.
Sidalcea neomexicana is found in marshy areas at middle to higher elevation.
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Sidalcea neomexicana, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, Aug. 2, 2008
Sidalcea neomexicana, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008
Sidalcea neomexicana, detail of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008
Sidalcea neomexicana, closeup of flower and pollinator, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Tularosa River at Apache Creek, Aug. 11, 2009
Sidalcea neomexicana, closeup of schizocarps, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Tularosa River at Apache Creek, Aug. 11, 2009
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