''Sphaeralcea emoryi'' is a species of flowering plant in the

mallow family Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar o ...

known by the common name Emory's globemallow. It is native to the

Southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Ne ...

, California and Northwestern Mexico. It grows in desert habitat and sometimes disturbed areas such as roadsides.

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.

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Calflora: ''Sphaeralcea emoryi'' (Emory's globemallow) Jepson eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Sphaeralcea emoryi''''Sphaeralcea emoryi'' — UC Photos gallery
emoryi Flora of California Flora of Arizona Flora of Baja California Flora of Nevada Flora of New Mexico Flora of Sonora Flora of the California desert regions Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Natural history of the Colorado Desert Natural history of the Mojave Desert Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Malveae-stub