Sidalcea oregana var. spicata (Regel) Jeps.

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PLANTS OF OREGON, USA
Sidalcea oregana (Torr. & A.Gray) A. Gray
ssp. spicata (Re8e0 C.L. Hitchc.
det.: S.R. Hill Dec. 2000 Malvaceae
OREGON: JOSEPHINE COUNTY 42° 26' N; 123° 19' W.
T. 36 S, R. 6 W, Sect. 27. Grants Pass, Rogue
Community College, at margin of amphitheater parking
lot; east of US Rt. 199 exit. Elev. 950 ft. Disturbed,
periodically wet clay-loam.
Evergreen Pseudotsuga forest with Pinus,
Toxicodendron, Rhododendron occidentale. Secondary
forest and periodically wet meadow clearing with
Rubus, Wyethia. Very local, common perennial herb
1-1.5 m tall, short rootstock, not clonal; bristly-hirsute,
stems 3-6 branched, dried; in meadow (now dry). Most
leaves (basal) dried, gone. At maturity the entire fruit ca
fall and attach to clothing (rather than individual
mericarps).
Steven R. Hill 33029
B.E. Dutton
13 August 2000
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