logo Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit
Taxon  Report  
Sphaeralcea ambigua  A. Gray  var. ambigua 
Apricot mallow,   Mountain apricot mallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
bloom graphic
Bloom Period
Parent: Sphaeralcea ambigua
Genus: Sphaeralcea
Family: Malvaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFSphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua
JEFSphaeralcea ambigua ssp. monticola
JEFSphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata
JEFSphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola
JM93Sphaeralcea parvifolia
...
Information about  Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (SPAMA)

Photos on Calflora

Photos on CalPhotos

Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 02/02/2023).