wild hollyhock

(noun) perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated. Synonyms: checkerbloom, wild hollyhock, Sidalcea malviflora.

(noun) a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea. Synonyms: wild hollyhock, Iliamna remota, Sphaeralcea remota.