Malvaceae
Gooseberryleaf globemallow
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeralcea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Gooseberryleaf globemallow, Salmon globe mallow
Synonyms
- Malvastrum coccineum var. grossulariifolium (Hook. & Arn.) Torr.
- Malvastrum grossulariifolium (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
- Sida grossulariifolia Hook. & Arn.
- Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia subsp. grossulariifolia
- Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia subsp. pedata (Torr. ex A.Gray) Kearney
- Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia var. pedata (Torr. ex A.Gray) Kearney
- Sphaeralcea pedata Torr. ex A.Gray
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (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: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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.