Malvaceae
Caliche globemallow
Sphaeralcea laxa
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeralcea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Caliche globemallow
Synonyms
- Sphaeralcea incana var. dissecta A.Gray
- Sphaeralcea ribifolia Wooton & Standl.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to May, August to November (from 43 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, 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.