Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea)

   
 

Sphaeralcea coccinea. Fig. 1. Interstate-20, near west side of Odessa, Ector County, Texas. Fig. 2. Anderson garden, El Paso, Texas. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Globe Mallow, Scarlet Globemallow
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Sphaeralcea coccinea (sfee-RAL-cee-uh cock-SIN-ee-uh)
• Family: Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
• Geographic Range: Western North America, Canada to Mexico.
• Plant Form: Biennial to perennial subshrub or forb.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 23 May 2006