Malvaceae
Desert fivespot
Eremalche rotundifolia
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Eremalche
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Desert fivespot
- Malayalam
- എറെമൽചെ റൊട്ടണ്ടിഫോളിയ
Synonyms
- Malvastrum rotundifolium A.Gray
- Malveopsis rotundifolia Kuntze
- Sphaeralcea rotundifolia (A.Gray) Jeps.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.