Sphaeralcea coccinea: Difference between revisions

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Sphaeralcea coccinea subsp. var.

Globe mallow, Prairie mallow, Red false mallow

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Malvaceae >

Sphaeralcea

coccinea

var.

,

Sphaeralcea coccinea (Scarlet Globemallow) is a perennial plant growing 10–30 cm tall from spreading rhizomes with a low habit. They have grayish stems with dense, star-shaped hairs and alternately arranged leaves. The leaf blades are 2–5 cm long, palmately shaped, and deeply cut, with 3–5 main wedge-shaped segments. The undersides of the leaves have gray hairs. The 2-cm-wide flowers are reddish-orange and saucer-shaped, with 5 notched, broad petals, in small terminal clusters. Plants flower from May to October^[1]. This species is native to grasslands and prairies of the Great Plains and western regions of northern North America.

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References

↑ Theodore F. Niehaus, Charles L. Ripper, and Virginia Savage (1984). A Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-36640-2.

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[Niehaus-1] Theodore F. Niehaus, Charles L. Ripper, and Virginia Savage (1984). A Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-36640-2.

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+'''''Sphaeralcea coccinea''''' ('''Scarlet Globemallow''') is a perennial plant growing 10–30 cm tall from spreading rhizomes with a low habit. They have grayish stems with dense, star-shaped hairs and alternately arranged leaves. The leaf blades are 2–5 cm long, palmately shaped, and deeply cut, with 3–5 main wedge-shaped segments. The undersides of the leaves have gray hairs.  The 2-cm-wide flowers are reddish-orange and saucer-shaped, with 5 notched, broad petals, in small terminal clusters. Plants flower from May to October<ref name=Niehaus>{{cite book | author=Theodore F. Niehaus, Charles L. Ripper, and Virginia Savage | title=A Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company | year=1984 | id=ISBN 0-395-36640-2}}</ref>.
+This species is native to grasslands and prairies of the Great Plains and western regions of northern North America.
 ==Cultivation==