Calflora Taxon Report
Sphaeralcea ambigua  A. Gray
Apricot mallow, Desert globemallow, Desert mallow, Deserthollyhock
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2017 Leah Gardner
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2018 Diane Etchison
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2023 Fern Zalin Jones
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2019 Steve Matson
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2021 Travis Puglisi
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2020 David Greenberger
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Sphaeralcea ambigua is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Sphaeralcea
Family: Malvaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: slopes

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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