Sphaeralcea coccinea var. elata
J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 29: 486. 1939.
Endemic
Basionym: Malvastrum coccineum var. elatum Baker f. J. Bot. 29: 171. 1891
Synonyms: M. elatum (Baker f.) A. Nelson M. micranthum Wooton & Standley Sphaeralcea coccinea subsp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney S. elata
Leaf-blades: midlobe longer than secondary lobes. Mericarps: dehiscent part 10–35% of height. 2n = 20.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Rocky, sandy, or silty soil, limestone, gypsum, or igneous substrates, slopes, flats, or washes, desert scrub or shrublands
Elevation: 300–1600 m
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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monadelphous +
absent +
yellow +
rugose-reticulate +
cuspidate +
attached +
acute;truncate;acute;truncate +
clawlike +
veined +
absent +
hairy +
indurate +
2;3;5 +
extended +
sparse;copious +
maturity +
thread-like +
connate +
syncarpous +
Rocky, sandy, or silty soil, limestone, gypsum, or igneous substrates, slopes, flats, or washes, desert scrub or shrublands +
tough-fibrous +
deciduous +
absent +
spiral +
cauline +
crenate;serrate +
10;14 +
wedge--shaped +
not +
coriaceous +
longer +
3-40-carpellate +
superior +
(1-)2-many +
height +
dehiscent +
muticous +
red-orange +
palmate +
J. Wash. Acad. Sci. +
1939 +
glabrous +
reniform +
folliclelike +
persistent +
connate +
Endemic +
5;many +
connate +
falling +
toothed +
absent +
stellate +
decumbent;ascending +
3;6 +
truncate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
Sphaeralcea coccinea var. elata +
Sphaeralcea coccinea +
variety +
rhizomatous +
mucilaginous +
perennial +
stellate-hairy +