Sphaeralcea coccinea
| Scarlet globemallow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Genus: | Sphaeralcea |
| Species: | S. coccinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaeralcea coccinea | |
Sphaeralcea coccinea, the scarlet globemallow,[1] is a perennial plant growing 10–30 cm tall from spreading rhizomes with a low habit. They have grayish stems with dense, star-shaped hairs and alternately arranged leaves. The leaf blades are 2–5 cm long, palmately shaped, and deeply cut, with 3–5 main wedge-shaped segments. The undersides of the leaves have gray hairs. The 2-cm-wide flowers are reddish-orange and saucer-shaped, with 5 notched, broad petals, in small terminal clusters. Plants flower from May to October.[2]
This species is native to grasslands and prairies of the Great Plains and western regions of northern North America.
References
- ↑ "Sphaeralcea coccinea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ Theodore F. Niehaus, Charles L. Ripper, and Virginia Savage (1984). A Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-36640-2.
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