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Digital Herbaria

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don

Narrowleaf Globemallow, Copper Globemallow, Copper Mallow

Malvaceae (Mallow Family)

USDA Symbol: SPAN3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)







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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

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