Sphaeralcea emoryi
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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.
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
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
Sphaeralcea angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names copper globemallow and narrowleaf globemallow. It is native to the southwestern United States as well as northern and central Mexico, where it grows in desert and plateau habitat. It produces...
(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
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
bears clusters of flowers each with five petals around a centimeter long. The petals are usually orange, or sometimes lavender.