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Sidalcea oregana
Plant was about 3-4 feet tall, flower groups were about 6 inches tall. "Oregon checkermallow is an erect perennial 3 to 4 feet tall with spike-like racemes of rose-pink flowers each an inch wide. They grow in mountain meadows and on moist mountain sides, blooming from June to September." -http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/HG_506.pdf
Mountain meadows
Looked a bit like hollyhock
Spotted on Aug 12, 2011
Submitted on Aug 12, 2011
3 Comments
Thank you, I think you are spot on!
Actually it's probably Oregon Checker-mallow
http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/...
Possible Mountain Globmallow