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Horsfordia newberryi

Orange Velvet-mallow

Horsfordia newberryi
Horsfordia newberryi
Horsfordia newberryi
Horsfordia newberryi
Horsfordia newberryi

Life form2, 3: shrub, medium
Habitat: rocky slopes
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: cordate and ovate
leaf surface3: velvety hairy
leaf margin3: dentate
Flower color2: yellow or yellowish orange
Flowering period2: Mar. to Oct.
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Malvaceae (mallow family)
Status: locally common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Tinajas Altas area
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

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