| Horsfordia alata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Horsfordia |
| Species: | H. alata |
| Binomial name | |
| Horsfordia alata (S.Watson) A.Gray | |
Horsfordia alata, with the common names pink velvet mallow and pink velvetmallow, is a shrubby desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae). [1]
The plant is endemic to the Sonoran Desert ecoregion, in the Colorado Desert sub-ecoregion of southern California and in southwestern Arizona; and in Sonora and Baja California states of northwestern Mexico. [1] [2] [3] : 103
It grows in creosote bush scrub habitats, at elevations of 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft). [1]
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