Sphaeralcea coulteri
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64404805510e8967699024 |
| Scientific name | Sphaeralcea coulteri |
| Authority | (S.Watson) A.Gray |
| First published in | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 291 (1887) |
Description Top
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Sphaeralcea coulteri, also known as Coulter's globemallow, is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to the Sonoran Desert in northern Mexico, California, and Arizona. It is an annual herb with slender, hairy stems that can reach up to 1.5 meters in height. The leaves are thin, gray-green, and heart-shaped or triangular, with a few wide lobes and teeth along the edges. The plant produces clusters of orange flowers with five wedge-shaped petals and yellow anthers.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Malveopsis coulteri | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891) |
| Malvastrum multiflorum | Greene | Fl. Francisc. : 109 (1891) |
| Malvastrum coulteri | S.Watson | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 125 (1876) |
| Sphaeralcea californica | Rose | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 66 (1890) |
| Sphaeralcea coulteri subsp. californica | Kearney | Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 32. 1935 |
| Sphaeralcea margaritae | Brandegee | Zoe 5: 156 (1903) |
| Sphaeralcea coulteri subsp. margaritae | Kearney | Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 33. 1935 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | coulter's globemallow |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern America click to expand
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Mexico
- Mexico Northwest
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- Arizona
- California
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Mexico
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001077152 |
| USDA Plants | SPCO2 |
| Tropicos | 19601163 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241650-2 |
| The Plant List | tro-19601163 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3942708 |
| Nature Serve | 2.140099 |
| IPNI | 241650-2 |
| iNaturalist | 79174 |
| GBIF | 3152475 |
| Freebase | /m/0crj22w |
| EOL | 582048 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 7724 |
| USDA GRIN | 446668 |
| Wikipedia | Sphaeralcea_coulteri |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |