Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua

Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. keckii (Kearney) Kearney S. ambigua subsp. monticola Kearney S. ambigua var. monticola S. macdougalii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 359.

Leaf-blades wrinkled, not markedly rugose. Flowers: petals apricot or red-orange; anthers yellow. 2n = 10.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Dry washes and rocky areas
Elevation: 100–2300 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah, Mexico (Baja California), Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

acute;truncate;acute;truncate +
John La Duke +
A. Gray +
truncate +  and cordate +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
ovate +  and triangular trullate or cordate unlobed or pedately dissected +
truncate-spheric +, helmet--shaped +, short-urceolate +, ellipsoid +, truncate-ovoid +, spheric +, truncate-conic +, conic +, hemispheric +, flattened-spheric-conic +, flattened-spheric +, ovoid +, cylindric +  and inflated +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Utah +, Mexico (Baja California) +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
100–2300 m +
sparse;copious +
thread-like +
pistillate +  and staminate +
in axillary cymose racemes +  and fascicled +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Dry washes and rocky areas +
axillary +  and terminal +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
rugose +  and wrinkled +
sessile +  and petiolate +
distichous +  and alternate +
entire +  and serrate +
crenate;serrate +
2-celled +  and 1-celled +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
wedge--shaped +
3-40-carpellate +
(1-)2-many +
red-orange;apricot +
adnate +  and distinct +
Flowering spring–summer. +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
reniform +
persistent +
sessile +  and subsessile +
gray +, yellow-green +  and white +
white-canescent +
filiform +, linear +  and capitate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
deciduous +  and persistent +
unbranched +  and branched +
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. keckii +, S. ambigua subsp. monticola +, S. ambigua var. monticola +  and S. macdougalii +
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua +
Sphaeralcea ambigua +
variety +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +