Sphaeralcea emoryi
Appearance
Sphaeralcea emoryi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Sphaeralcea |
Species: | S. emoryi
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Binomial name | |
Sphaeralcea emoryi |
Sphaeralcea emoryi is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Emory's globemallow.[1] It is native to the Southwestern United States, California and Northwestern Mexico. It grows in desert habitat and sometimes disturbed areas such as roadsides.
Description
[edit]Sphaeralcea emoryi can be similar to its relative, copper globemallow (Sphaeralcea angustifolia).
It has woolly erect stems that can exceed two meters in height. The gray-green leaf blades are oval to triangular, usually lobed on the edges, and up to 5.5 centimeters long.
The showy inflorescence bears clusters of flowers each with five petals around a centimeter long. The petals are usually orange, or sometimes lavender.
References
[edit]- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sphaeralcea emoryi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sphaeralcea emoryi.
- Calflora: Sphaeralcea emoryi (Emory's globemallow)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Sphaeralcea emoryi
- Sphaeralcea emoryi — UC Photos gallery