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Sphaeralcea fulva
Species of flowering plant in the mallow family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sphaeralcea fulva, commonly known as desert mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to northwestern Mexico.[1][2]
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Description
Sphaeralcea fulva is a perennial shrub which grows to 2–4 feet (0.61–1.22 m) high. It was described by Greene as growing erect and stout, sparingly branching, suffrutescent, and covered with a yellowish stellate pubescence. Leaves are small, triangular-lanceolate in shape, thick and firm in texture, and coarsely toothed. The calyx is cleft below the middle into triangular acute segments. The corolla is 3⁄4 inch (1.9 cm) long, light scarlet in color.[3]
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Taxonomy
Sphaeralcea fulva was first formally described by American botanist Edward Lee Greene in his first volume of Pittonia, published in 1889.[3] It was one of several species described from types from Albert Kellogg's unpublished work.[4]
Habitat
In Isla Natividad, it was observed to be common in canyons and canyon bottoms in the northern portion of the island.[5] It has also been described as growing in clay soil.[3]
References
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