rugosa (Kearney) Kearney
Pronunciation: sfeer-ALL-see-a am-BIG-yoo-a
roo-GO-sa
Common name: Desert globemallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Dry slopes. desert scrub to 8000', joshua
tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, yellow pine
forest, southern Mojave Desert and San Jacinto Mts
to northern Baja
Blooming period: March to September, December
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Sphaeralcea
2) ambigua 3) rugosa