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Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua

Desert Globemallow, mal de ojo

Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua
Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua
Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua
Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua

Life form2, 3: forb, perennial
Habitat: washes, roadsides, disturbed areas
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: triangular or ovate or hastate
leaf surface3: rough
leaf margin3: dentate or scalloped or crisped and lobed or digitate
Flower color2: orange,white or whitish
Flowering period2: most of year
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Malvaceae (mallow family)
Status: common,widespread
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Tinajas Altas area
      Ajo vicinity and BLM land
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

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