sidalcea(n = noun.plant) genus sidalcea - genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers;
is a kind of dilleniid dicot genus
is a member of family malvaceae, mallow family, malvaceae
sidalcea, n. any mallow-like plant of the genus Sidalcea, bearing racemes of white, pink, or purple flowers.
Etymology:
mod.L f. Sida + Alcea, names of related genera