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Gooseberryleaf globemallow

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia

Also called Gooseberry Leaf Globemallow, Current Leaf Globe Mallow, Gooseberry Leaf Globe Mallow, Gooseberry Leaved Globemallow, Currant Leaf Globemallow

Gooseberryleaf globemallow
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
NW. & WC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name gooseberryleaf globemallow. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in the Great Basin and surrounding regions. It grows in sagebrush, woodlands, playas, and the canyons of the upper Colorado River. It is common in disturbed areas, such as habitat recently cleared by wildfire.

Other Sphaeralcea plants

Desert globemallow · Copper globemallow · Scarlet globemallow · Coulter's globemallow · Emory's globemallow · La Luna Globemallow · Gierisch's globemallow · Gray globemallow · Caliche globemallow · Munro's globemallow · Smallflower globemallow · Rusby's globemallow

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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