Sphaeralcea ambigua
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 292. 1887.
Common names: Apricot mallow
Plants perennial. Stems erect, yellow-green or gray to white, 5–10 dm, yellow-green or gray to white-canescent. mericarp, brown, glabrous or pubescent.
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah, nw Mexico
Discussion
Varieties 4 (3 in the flora).
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. versicolor (Kearney) Kearney is known from Baja California.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
Key
| 1 | Petals lavender, pink, or white. | Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea |
| 1 | Petals apricot or red-orange | > 2 |
| 2 | Leaf blades not markedly rugose. | Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua |
| 2 | Leaf blades markedly rugose. | Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa |
"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
... more about "Sphaeralcea ambigua"
monadelphous +
absent +
rugose-reticulate +
cuspidate +
attached +
acute;truncate;acute;truncate +
clawlike +
veined +
absent +
hairy +
indurate +
2;3;5 +
Apricot mallow +
extended +
sparse;copious +
maturity +
thread-like +
connate +
syncarpous +
tough-fibrous +
deciduous +
absent +
spiral +
cauline +
crenate;serrate +
brown +
9;30 +
wedge--shaped +
not +
3-40-carpellate +
superior +
(1-)2-many +
palmate +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
1887 +
2;1 +
reniform +
folliclelike +
persistent +
connate +
5;many +
connate +
falling +
toothed +
absent +
erect +
white-canescent +
truncate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
Sphaeralcea ambigua +
Sphaeralcea +
species +
mucilaginous +
perennial +
stellate-hairy +