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Sphaeralcea gierischii
Also called Gierisch Mallow
Gierisch's globemallow is a rare, endangered perennial wildflower from the western United States, known only from Utah and Arizona. It is not commonly grown, but it is a native desert wildflower that needs sun, good drainage and protection from disturbance in the wild.
Sphaeralcea gierischii, Gierisch's globemallow or Gierisch mallow, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is native to the western United States, where it is known only from Utah and Arizona. It was described in 2002.
There are only five known occurrences, with 90% of the population located within Mohave County, Arizona. It is threatened by open-pit mining for gypsum. The single occurrence in Utah is also threatened by off-road vehicle use and dumping.
Desert globemallow · Copper globemallow · Scarlet globemallow · Coulter's globemallow · Emory's globemallow · La Luna Globemallow · Gooseberryleaf globemallow · Gray globemallow · Caliche globemallow · Munro's globemallow · Smallflower globemallow · Rusby's globemallow
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sphaeralcea gierischii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
