Windy Hill Checker-Bloom Photo Gallery by Jim Wiley at pbase.com

Windy Hill Checker-Bloom

Checker-Bloom or Checker Mallow on the The Anniversary Trail, Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, Portola Valley, CA

Early May, 2005

Sidalcea malvaeflora

The Anniversary Trail provides a short hike atop Windy Hill, with spectacular views of the bay and surrounding valley.

http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_windy_hill.asp





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	Anniversary Trail	Checker-Bloom Location	The Camera

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Guest		03-May-2005 04:47
They are a form of Sidalcea. You might check with someone in the California Native Plant Society's chapter in Portola Valley, they may be able to tell you what kind of mallow it is. As with lupine, there are lots of different types of mallow

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