A. Gray
Pronunciation: hors-FORD-ee-a NOO-ber-ee-eye
Common name: Newberry's velvet mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Dry rocky places to 2500', creosote bush
scrub, west Colorado Desert
Blooming period: March to April, November to
December
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Horsfordia
2) newberryi