Sphaeralcea parvifolia

(Small-leaf Globemallow)

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Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Dinosaur National Monument Visitors Center, Dinosaur, Moffet Co. 1441

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Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Dinosaur National Monument Visitors Center, Dinosaur, Moffet Co. 1489

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Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Dinosaur National Monument Visitors Center, Dinosaur, Moffet Co. 1453

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Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Dinosaur National Monument Visitors Center, Dinosaur, Moffet Co. 1443

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Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Dinosaur National Monument Visitors Center, Dinosaur, Moffet Co. 1462

Scientific Name Sphaeralcea parvifolia USDA PLANTS Symbol SPPA2
Common Name Small-leaf Globemallow ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 21953
Family Malvaceae (Mallow) SEINet
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Description Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (4500 to 6500 ft.); dry, rocky soils in dry washes, on roadsides, open slopes, mesas and in semi-desert areas.
Plant: Perennial with several erect to ascending stems, 8 to 40 inches tall; stems and leaves with gray or whitish stellate (star-shaped) hairs.
Leaves: Alternate, broadly ovate to orbicular, 0.6 to 2.2 inches long on petioles 0.4 to 1.2 inches long; edges are unlobed or shallowly 3- to 5-lobed and usually wrinkled or toothed.
Inflorescence: Cup-shaped flowers borne in racemes or panicles, each about 1-inch across with 5 reddish-orange petals; yellow filaments and white anthers in the center; 5 ovate to lanceolate sepals less than half as long as the petals, with pointed tips.
Bloom Period: May to September.
References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, American Southwest and SEINet. 		BONAP Distribution Map

Map Color Key		 Colorado Status:
Native
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