Malvaceae

Mallow Family

Abutilon berlandieri (=Abutilon californicum).  BERLANDIER'S INDIAN MALLOW.  Shrub.  Reported from Yavapai County, 3000-4000 feet [McD].

Abutilon incanum.  PELOTAZO.  Shrub.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 1000-4000 feet [McD].

Abutilon incanum ssp. pringlei (=Abutilon pringlei).  PRINGLE'S ABUTILON.  Shrub.  Yavapai County, 3000-4000 feet [McD].

Abutilon parishii.  PARISH'S INDIAN MALLOW.  Perennial.  Western Yavapai County, in vicinity of Bagdad, according to dot on range map; elevation range ca. 2450-4900 feet [ARPC].

Abutilon parvulum.  DWARF INDIAN MALLOW.  Perennial or subshrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 2500-5500 feet [McD].

Alcea rosea  (=Althaea rosea).  HOLLYHOCK.  Biennial or perennial.  Occasional garden escape in Flagstaff [LD].

Anoda cristata.  CRESTED ANODA.  Annual.  Reported from Yavapai County and southern Apache County; "A specimen collected in Flagstaff, Coconino County, in 1961 was probably accidentally introduced from farther south" [McD].

Anoda pentaschista.  FIELD ANODA.  Annual.  Yavapai County [McD].

Eremalche exilis (=Malvastrum exile).  WHITE MALLOW.  Annual.  Mohave and Yavapai counties at 4000 feet or lower [McD].

Eremalche rotundifolia (=Malvastrum rotundifolium).  DESERT FIVESPOT.  Annual.  Mohave County, 800-1500 feet [McD].

Hibiscus coulteri.  DESERT ROSE-MALLOW.  Shrub.  Reported from southern Yavapai County, 3500-4500 feet [McD].

Malva neglecta.  COMMON MALLOW.  Annual to perennial.  Throughout region at about 4500-8500 feet [McD].

Malva parviflora.  CHEESEWEED MALLOW.  Annual to perennial.  Mohave and Coconino counties, 3000-7000 feet [McD].

Malvella leprosa (=Sida hederacea).  ALKALI-MALLOW.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 800-5000 feet [McD].

Malvella sagittifolia (=Sida lepidota var. sagittaefolia).  ARROWLEAF MALLOW.  Perennial.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 800-6000 feet [McD].

Rhynchosida physocalyx (=Sida physocalyx).  BUFFPETAL.  Perennial.  Yavapai County, 2500-5000 feet [McD].

Sida abutifolia (=Sida procumbens).  SPREADING FANPETALS.  Perennial.  Near Montezuma Well, eastern Yavapai County, at ca 3600 feet [McD].

Sidalcea neomexicana.  SALT SPRING CHECKERBLOOM.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 5000-9500 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea ambigua.  DESERT-MALLOW.  APRICOT-MALLOW.  DESERT GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 5000 feet or lower [McD].

Sphaeralcea angustifolia.  COPPER GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 3000-7000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea coccinea.  SCARLET GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial or subshrub.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5000-8000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea digitata.  JUNIPER GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4000-7000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea emoryi.  EMORY'S GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Reported from Mohave County, 2500 feet or lower [McD].

Sphaeralcea fendleri.  FENDLER'S GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties [McD].

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (also spelled S. grossulariaefolia).  GOOSEBERRYLEAF GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Throughout region, 3000-7000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea hastulata (=Sphaeralcea subhastata).  SPEAR GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Throughout region, 3000-7000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea incana.  GRAY GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial or subshrub.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4000-6000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea laxa.  CALICHE GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Reported in Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 3000-6000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea leptophylla.  SCALY GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4000-6000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea parvifolia.  SMALLFLOWER GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial.  Throughout region (the most common Sphaeralcea in the region), 4000-7000 feet [McD].

Sphaeralcea rusbyi.  RUSBY'S GLOBEMALLOW.  Perennial. Reported from Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 3500-6000 feet [McD].

This page revised 9 November 2006.