Malvaceae
Desert globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeralcea
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Desert globemallow, Globe mallow
- Finnish
- Oranssimalvio
Synonyms
- Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. ambigua
- Sphaeroma ambiguum (Ten.) Kuntze
Flowers
- Flower colour
- orange (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.