Malvaceae

Munro's globemallow

Sphaeralcea munroana (Douglas ex Lindl.) Spach

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sphaeralcea

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Munro's globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana) — FlowerPhoto: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Munro's globemallow, White-stem globemallow

Synonyms

Malva munroana Douglas ex Lindl.
Malvastrum munroanum (Douglas ex Lindl.) A.Gray
Malveopsis munroana (Douglas ex Lindl.) Kuntze
Nuttallia munroana (Douglas ex Lindl.) Nutt.
Sphaeralcea munroana subsp. munroana
Sphaeralcea munroana subsp. subrhomboidea Kearney
Sphaeralcea munroana var. munroana
Sphaeralcea munroana var. subrhomboidea (Rydb.) Kearney
Sphaeralcea subrhomboidea Rydb.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 120 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: orange (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zookanthos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael O'Loughlin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael O'Loughlin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: agoldber, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ellen Watrous, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabbie Byers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, 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.