| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Sphaeralcea purpurata (Lindl.] Krapov. |
| Bibliography | Lilloa 17: 218 (1949) |
| Native Range | ne. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-300m |
| Description | branchlets thin, pubescent, leaves sessile, 3-7-lobate, lobes dentate, pale green, flowers on leafy stem, pentamerous, in terminal raceme |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | pale pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Malva belloa Gay Malva campanulata Paxton Malva laeta Phil. Malva macropoda Steud. Malva polyantha Steud. Malva purpurata Lindl. Malva purpurea Gay Malva tenuifolia Hook. & Arn. Malvastrum belloa (Gay) A.Gray Malvastrum campanulatum (Paxton) G.Nicholson Malvastrum purpuratum (Lindl.) G.Nicholson Malvastrum tenuifolium Baker f. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |