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Sphaeralcea emoryi

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Sphaeralcea emoryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sphaeralcea
Species:
S. emoryi
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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
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