Horsfordia alata - Calflora

Horsfordia alata (S. Watson) A. Gray

Pink velvet mallow, Pink velvetmallow

2004 Debra Valov

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

Horsfordia alata is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~42 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Horsfordia
Family:	Malvaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Sida alata

Information about Horsfordia alata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HOAL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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