Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Sphaeralcea caespitosa M.E.Jones |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2000m |
Description | thick woody root, stems densely hirsute, leaves deltate-ovate or obovate, 2-4cm, coarsely serrate, thick, densely white hirsute, calyx lobes triangular, flowers 2cm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
caespitosa williamsiae N.H.Holmgren, Sida 20(1): 49 (2002)
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