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Malvaceae

Sphaeralcea purpurata (Lindl.) Krapov.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Sphaeralcea

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Sphaeralcea purpurata: Beside a dusty road in Chile's Norte Chico. In context at www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/mallows/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Malva belloa Gay
  • Malva campanulata Paxton
  • Malva laeta Phil.
  • Malva macropoda Steud.
  • Malva polyantha Steud.
  • Malva purpurata Lindl.
  • Malva purpurea Gay
  • Malva tenuifolia Hook. & Arn.
  • Malvastrum belloa (Gay) A.Gray
  • Malvastrum campanulatum (Paxton) G.Nicholson
  • Malvastrum tenuifolium Baker f.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.