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Pyle, Lynn

Sphaeralcea munroana

Sphaeralcea munroana (Douglas) Spach

Munro's Globemallow, White-stem Globe-mallow

Malvaceae (Mallow Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: spmu2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

This is a 2-3 ft., perennial sub-shrub with bright-green foliage on slender stems & numerous orange, five-petaled flowers in leafy spikes. The foliage is thin, round and toothed.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Leaf: Dark Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Distribution: E. of the Cascades from s. B.C. to OR & Placer Co., CA, e. to MT, WY & w. CO
Native Habitat: Dry plains; mountain slopes; sandy washes

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Soil Description: Dry, rocky soils.

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Propagation

Description: Propagate by seed.
Commercially Avail: yes

Find Seed or Plants

Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Web Reference

Webref 37 - Calscape (2019) California Native Plant Society
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Sphaeralcea munroana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Sphaeralcea munroana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sphaeralcea munroana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-28
Research By: TWC Staff

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