Sphaeralcea angustifolia

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Sphaeralcea angustifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sphaeralcea
Species:
S. angustifolia
Binomial name
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Synonyms [1]
  • Malva angustifoliaCav.

Sphaeralcea angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names copper globemallow [2] and narrow-leaved globemallow. It is native to the southwestern United States as well as northern and central Mexico, [1] where it grows in desert and plateau habitat. It produces many erect stems, approaching three meters in maximum height. It is woolly or felt-like in texture. The gray-green leaf blades are lance-shaped and measure up to about 5 cm long. They have wavy or slightly lobed edges. The leafy inflorescence bears several flowers each with five wedge-shaped orange petals just under 1 cm in length, and yellow anthers.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sphaeralcea angustifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sphaeralcea angustifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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