Native Plants
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Narrowleaf Globemallow, Copper Globemallow, Copper Mallow
Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
USDA Symbol: SPAN3USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Sphaeralcea angustifolia var. angustifolia
Globe mallow
Malvaceae
Location: Vacant lot E. of Albertson's Grocery at corner of IH 10 & Wurzbach Dr.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Vacant lot; full sun; grey caliche; with grasses, wild mustard. Very abundant.
Description: Perenial herb to 90 cm high. Lavender to deep rose flowers 25 mm across blooming upward along spike; many flowers on spike. Foliage greyish-green; rough to touch. Many stems from woody root.
County: Bexar
Collector: Lottie Millsaps
Collection Date: Mar. 23, 1992
Specimen number: 146
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0498
Accession Date: Aug. 24, 1993
Accession Number: 39
Annotations: SCXXB