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Sphaeralcea ambigua, is a species of flowering plant commonly known as desert globemallow or apricot mallow, for its predominantly orange blooms. It has fuzzy grey-green leaves. It is a member of the genus Sphaeralcea in the mallow family . [1] It is a perennial shrub native to the southwest United States and northwest Mexico.
Hibiscus coulteri, the desert rosemallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. [4] It is native to steep slopes and canyon walls in the eastern Sonoran Desert, and the Chihuahuan Desert of the southwestern US and northern Mexico. [3] A short-lived perennial shrub reaching 6 ft (1.8 m), it is recommended for xeriscaping. [4]
Eremalche exilis is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known as white mallow or desert mallow. It is native to Baja California , Mexico and the southwestern United States where it grows in desert and other dry scrub habitats.
Desert mallow is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Sphaeralcea ambigua; Sphaeralcea incana; Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, currant-leaf desert mallow; Sphaeralcea munroana, Munro's desert-mallow
Sphaeralcea munroana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Munro's globemallow [1] and Munro's desert-mallow. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in the Great Basin and surrounding regions. It grows in sagebrush, desert flats, mountain slopes, and requires plenty of sunlight ...
Sphaeralcea incana has been used as a medicinal plant, traditionally by Native Americans, and by others. [4] The Hopi peoples traditionally used the plant to treat diarrhea. [7] The leaves and flowers of the plant can be made into an herbal tea used for respiratory irritations and flu. [4] The roots and leaves are demulcent and emollient.
Hibiscus denudatus (common names: paleface, rock hibiscus) is a perennial shrub of the mallow family, Malvaceae.It is in the rosemallow genus, Hibiscus. It is found in the southwest of North America in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico in the states of extreme southeast California, southern Nevada, southern Arizona and New Mexico, southwest Texas, Baja California-north, Sonora ...
Anisodontea capensis, known as African mallow, dwarf hibiscus, Cape mallow and false mallow, is a species in the tribe Malveae in the family Malvaceae that is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [3] [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental. [4]