Malvaceae

Pink velvet-mallow

Horsfordia alata (S.Watson) A.Gray

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Horsfordia

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Horsfordia alataMalvaceae

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Pink velvet-mallow, Pink velvetmallow, Big feltplant, Pink felt plant
Spanish: Malva blanca, Mariola

Synonyms

Horsfordia palmeri S.Watson
Sida alata S.Watson

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

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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.