Malvaceae
Juniper globemallow
Sphaeralcea digitata
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeralcea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Juniper globemallow
Synonyms
- Malvastrum digitatum Greene
- Sphaeralcea digitata var. tenuipes (Wooton & Standl.) Kearney
- Sphaeralcea pedata var. angustiloba A.Gray
- Sphaeralcea tenuipes Wooton & Standl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Teresa Jegelewicz Mayfield-Meyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.