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Sidalcea neomexicana

Common name:	New Mexico Prairie Mallow	Family:	Malvaceae
Author:	A.Gray.	Botanical references:	200
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	South-western N. America - Wyoming, New Mexico, California, Idaho and Arizona.
Habitat:	Wet meadows and streamsides in moist usually strongly alkaline soils, 1500 - 2850 metres[155].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Checker Mallow, New Mexico [S], Mallow, New Mexico Checker [S], New Mexico Checker Mallow [S], New Mexico Checkermallow [P], Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow [B],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	cana = grayed due to hairs
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Malvales. Mallow family

Physical Characteristics

Perennial growing to 0.8m. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soil. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist or wet soil.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

Leaves.

Leaves - cooked as greens[155, 183].

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

Miscellany.

A cold infusion of the plant has been used in the treatment of internal injuries[257].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Prefers a deep fertile well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in a sunny position but with some shade at the hottest part of the day[200].
Hardy to at least -15° c, but where prolonged cold spells without snow cover are experienced it is best to apply a good mulch of bracken in the winter[200]. Plants thrive in climates with relatively cool summers and mild winters[200].
If the plants are cut back immediately after flowering they will produce a second flush of flowers in late summer[200].
Plants are sometimes infested with rust, Puccinia malvacearum[200].

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a cold frame[200]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring[200].

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Web References

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[S] Image from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for the family Malvaceae.

[CHINA] Draft Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[155] Arnberger. L. P. Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Southwestern Monuments Ass. 1968
A lovely little pocket guide to wild plants in the southern Rockies of America.

[183] Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

[257] Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.

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