Sidalcea malachroides, with the common name mapleleaf checkerbloom, is a flowering plant in the genus Sidalcea. Distribution The plant is native to the California Coast Ranges in the North Coast and Monterey Bay regions of California, and the Oregon Coast Range in Oregon. It grows below in elevation. Within California it is a Vulnerable species listed on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. Description Sidalcea malachroides is a perennial herb or subshrub, tall. The leaves are generally all along stem. The flowers are head-like spikes, in white or pale purple-white. The bloom period is April to August. References External links Calflora Database: Sidalcea malachroides (Mapleleaf checkerbloom, Maple leaved checkerbloom) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sidalcea malachroides USDA Plants Profile for Sidalcea malachroides (mapleleaf checkerbloom) UC CalPhotos gallery: Sidalcea malachroides malachroides Flora of California Flora of Oregon Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Flora without expected TNC conservation status