| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 40: 58 (1913) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Canada to ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 300-2500m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm long, pinnate, segments variously pinnate, adaxially yellow-green, abaxially greyish, flowers in short terminal raceme, petals 10-20mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | bright red |
| 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 | Cristaria coccinea (Nutt.) Pursh Malva coccinea Nutt. Malva creeana Graham Malvastrum coccineum (Nutt.) A.Gray Malvastrum coccineum var. dissectum (Nutt.) A.Gray Malvastrum cockerellii A.Nelson Malvastrum dissectum (Nutt.) Cockerell Malvastrum dissectum var. cockerellii (A.Nelson) A.Nelson Malveopsis coccinea (Nutt.) Kuntze Nototriche coccinea (Nutt.) Nieuwl. & Lunell Sida coccinea (Nutt.) DC. Sida dissecta Nutt. Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. dissecta (Nutt.) Kearney Sphaeralcea coccinea var. dissecta (Nutt.) Kearney Sphaeralcea creeana (Graham) Sprague & Sandwith Sphaeralcea dissecta (Nutt.) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |