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Sonoran Desert Plants
Sphaeralcea coulteri (Annual globe mallow, mal de ojo)

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Sphaeralcea coulteri

Sphaeralcea coulteri

Habitat: valleys, bajadas
Life Form: annual forb
Leaf Description: alternate simple leaves
Flower Color: orange
Flowering Period: Jan. to May
Spines: spineless
Family: Malvaceae (mallow family)
Abundance: common

 

References

"Arizona Flora", Thomas A. Kearney and Robert H. Peebles, 1960, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London (out of print)
    page 542

"Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes", Judy Mielke, 1993, University of Texas Press, Austin
    page 40

"Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwest Mexico (Southwest Center Series)", Richard Felger, 2001. University of Arizona Press, Tucson
    page 361
    page 354

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