Malvaceae
Scarlet globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeralcea
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Scarlet globemallow
- Estonian
- Sarlakpunane keramalva
- nv
- Azeeʼ ntłʼiní
Synonyms
- Cristaria coccinea (Nutt.) Pursh
- Malva coccinea Nutt.
- Malvastrum coccineum (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Malveopsis coccinea (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Nototriche coccinea (Nutt.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Sida coccinea (Nutt.) DC.
- Sida dissecta Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Sphaeralcea coccinea subsp. dissecta (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Kearney
- Sphaeralcea coccinea var. dissecta (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Garrett
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Hovenweep National Monument, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kollibri1969, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.