Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray var. rugosa (Kearney) Kearney

Apricot mallow, Desert globemallow

2020 Jerzy Gronostalski

2013 Susan McDougall

2015 John Doyen

2005 James M. Andre

2010 James M. Andre

2014 Keir Morse

Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Parent:	Sphaeralcea ambigua
Genus:	Sphaeralcea
Family:	Malvaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. rugosa
PLANTS	Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. rugosa

Information about Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SPAMR2) 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/04/2023).