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.

Sphaeralcea emoryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Sphaeralcea
Species:	S. emoryi
Binomial name
Sphaeralcea emoryi Torr. ex A.Gray[1]

Description

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.