Eremalche rotundifolia (A.Gray) Greene

Desert fivespot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Eremalche

Characteristics

Plants erect; main stem unbranched or branched from base, spotted or flushed purple-maroon, 8–30(–60) cm, sparsely or densely hairy, hairs mostly simple, bristly, to 3 mm. Leaf blades unlobed, 1.5–6 cm, margins crenate-dentate. Inflorescences usually exceeding leaves. Pedicels 1.5–8 cm; involucellar bractlets filiform, 6–10 mm. Flowers: calyx 9–14 mm, lobes 5.5–11 × 3.5–7 mm; petals rose-pink to lilac, magenta-spotted at base, (15–)20–30 mm, exceeding calyx. Mericarps 25–36, black, waferlike edges acute, reticulate, 2.8–3.5 mm. 2n = 20.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.09 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Eremalche rotundifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Eremalche rotundifolia world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93344-2
WFO ID wfo-0000670721
COL ID 6GCJN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Eremalche rotundifolia Malvastrum rotundifolium Malveopsis rotundifolia Sphaeralcea rotundifolia