Horsfordia

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Horsfordia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Horsfordia
Gray
Species

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Horsfordia is a small genus of flowering plants in the mallow family known commonly as velvetmallows. There are four species which are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. These are hairy subshrubs which bear light pink, lavender, or red-orange flowers.

Species:

  • Horsfordia alata
  • Horsfordia exalata
  • Horsfordia newberryi
  • Horsfordia rotundifolia

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