Pronunciation: sfeer-ALL-see-a am-BIG-yoo-a
Common name: Apricot mallow, Desert mallow,
Desert hollyhock
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes and canyons to 4000', creosote
bush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, both deserts
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Sphaeralcea
2) ambigua