Premise: Sidalcea oregana" var. "calva, the Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow, is a very rare flowering plant variety that occurs only in five locations in the Wenatchee Mountains of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The plant has been placed on the Endangered species list. It is the rarest known plant in Washington state.
Hypothesis: The Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow, though rare in a sense of being limited in where it grows, has a very predictable growing pattern.