Sphaeralcea emoryi Torr. ex A.Gray

Emory's globemallow (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Sphaeralcea

Characteristics

Plants perennial. Stems erect, gray to gray-green, to 21 dm, glabrous or coarse-canescent. Leaf blades green to gray-green, ovate-triangular to lanceolate, 3-lobed, 2.5–5.5 cm, not rugose, base cordate to truncate, margins crenate to serrate, surfaces stellate-pubescent. Inflorescences paniculate, proximally open, distally crowded, flowers clustered, tip not leafy; involucellar bractlets green to tan, rarely red. Flowers: sepals 6–8 mm; petals red-orange, pink, or lavender, 10–12 mm; anthers yellow. Schizocarps truncate-conic; mericarps 10–16, 4.5–5 × 2.5 mm, chartaceous, nonreticulate dehiscent part 60% of height, tip acute, indehiscent part not wider than dehiscent part. Seeds 1 or 2 per mericarp, brown or black, pubescent. 2n = 20, 30, 50.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Roadsides, disturbed areas; at elevations from 200-1,200 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidiarrheal (root)
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Flower

Sphaeralcea emoryi flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sphaeralcea emoryi world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:564515-1
WFO ID wfo-0001077154
COL ID 4YL8B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sphaeroma emoryi Sphaeralcea emoryi Sphaeralcea variabilis Sphaeralcea arida Sphaeralcea emoryi subsp. arida Sphaeralcea emoryi subsp. emoryi Sphaeralcea emoryi var. emoryi Sphaeralcea fendleri var. variabilis Sphaeralcea fendleri var. californica

Lower taxons

Sphaeralcea emoryi var. variabilis Sphaeralcea emoryi var. californica