Cusick’s Checkermallow | Sidalcea cusickii - Benton Soil And Water Conservation District

Cusick’s Checkermallow | Sidalcea cusickii

May contain: flower, geranium, plant, dahlia, petal, vegetation, purple, garden, nature, outdoors, and daisy

May contain: flower, petal, plant, anther, geranium, dahlia, and purple

May contain: hemp, plant, bud, flower, sprout, and vegetation

Rare herbaceous perennial with a spike of bright pink flowers (May-July). Upper leaves are deeply palmately lobed. Attract butterflies.

Plant Details

Habitats	Shallow Marsh, Wet Prairie
Mature Height	1.5-6'
Shade Preference

May contain: animal, bee, honey bee, insect, invertebrate, and wasp

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Shallow Marsh

Marshes are seasonally or continually flooded and occur in depressions, around lakes or ponds and along slow-flowing streams. Shallow marshes support dominant herbaceous vegetation which is rooted in…

Wet Prairie

Wet prairies were once a common habitat in the floodplain of the Willamette River. These habitats occur on poorly drained clay soils or shallow soils above bedrock. Seasonal flooding creates anaerobic…

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