Pronunciation: sfeer-ALL-see-a KOLE-ter-eye
Common name: Coulter's globemallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Dry sandy places to 1000', southern Color-
ado Desert, Algodones Dunes, UNCOMMON
Blooming period: March to April
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Sphaeralcea
(2) coulteri