Malvaceae
Latin globemallow
Sphaeralcea bonariensis
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeralcea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Latin globemallow
Synonyms
- Malva bonaerensis Larrañaga
- Malva bonariensis Cav.
- Malva cisplatina (A.St.-Hil.) Steud.
- Malva incana C.Presl
- Malva incana Godr.
- Malvastrum incanum Thell.
- Sphaeralcea cisplatina A.St.-Hil.
- Sphaeralcea miniata var. cisplatina K.Schum.
- Sphaeralcea rhombifolia Griseb.
- Sphaeroma bonariense Kuntze
- Sphaeroma bonariensis (Cav.) Kuntze
- Sphaeroma bonariensis var. cisplatinum (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze
- Sphaeroma cisplatinum (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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.