XSphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea - Rose GlobemallowX
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Rose Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea), family Malvaceae (Mallow)
Not much of a flower shot, we hope to find a better instance of this variety of Sphaeralcea ambigua in the future. The bloom does however show a 'key' characteristic to it's identity: the anthers (the expanded, apical, pollen bearing portion of the stamen). This is aside from the color of the blooms, being a pale pink to white. The anthers of var. rosacea are purple to gray, per FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA. See their complete information here. Another feature of var. rosacea is the foliage of the plant. Click on the foliage slide for more. No recorded native american uses.
See Sphaeralcea ambigua HERE
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Plant location: Hightway 264 - Nevada - March 5, 2017
The USDA website shows var. rosaceae only in California and Nevada. At the The Jepson Herbarium website the plants show as being in Arizona in addition to California, but not in Nevada.Plant -
Bloom season: February and March
Var. rosacea foliage differences are described by FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA as "wrinkled but not markedly rugose". Foliage -
Hightway 264 - Nevada - March 5, 2017
Another view of the purple anthers that distinguish this plant as Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea -
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Silver Canyon Road, north of Bishop (Inyo County) California - May 3, 2017.
Foliage from Sphaeralcea ambigua, compare. -
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