Sphaeralcea emoryi
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Sphaeralcea emoryi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Sphaeralcea |
Species: | S. emoryi |
Binomial name | |
Sphaeralcea emoryi Torr. ex A.Gray | |
Sphaeralcea emoryi is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Emory's globemallow. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in desert habitat and sometimes disturbed areas such as roadsides. This globemallow 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.
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