Eremalche
Eremalche | |
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desert five-spot (Eremalche rotundifolia) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
Genus: | Eremalche Greene |
Species | |
Eremalche exilis |
Genus Eremalche is a small group of flowering plants in the mallow family. They are endemic to the United States desert southwest.
Species:
- Eremalche exilis - white mallow
- Eremalche parryi - Parry's mallow
- Eremalche rotundifolia - desert five-spot
The California endangered plant sometimes called Eremalche kernensis is today generally considered to be a subspecies of Parry's mallow, Eremalche parryi ssp kernensis.