General:
Perennial herb from a stout taproot and a branched crown, without rhizomes; stems erect, not hollow, glabrous to soft-hairy or with star-like hairs, 20-150 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves heart-shaped, long-stalked, shallowly lobed, toothed; stem leaves alternate, palmately 5-7 lobed into oblong segments, stalks reduced upwards; stipules purple-tinged.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of numerous flowers in open, loose, terminal clusters on stalks 1-10 mm long; petals 5, light pink to deep pink, 1-2 cm long; calyces 3.5-9 mm long, hairy to bristly-hairy or with long hairs up to 2.5 mm long, bractlets lacking.
Fruits:
Carpels, 2.5-3 mm long, 5-10, honeycombed on the sides and back, the beaks 0.3-0.7 mm long; seeds 1.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Sidalcea oregana var. procera