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Globe Mallow
Botanical Name:
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Nick Name:
(Malvaceae )
Description:
Semi-desert, foothills. Disturbed areas, woodlands, openings. It loves dry, barren ground and often forms large patches. Leaves are cut in many divisions and are a silver green. "Coccin" is Latin for "scarlet.
Famed 18th century botanist and Professor, Thomas Nuttall, collected this species "From the River Platte to the Rocky Mountains" in 1811 and named the plant Malva coccinea. Per Axel Rydberg renamed it Sphaeralcea coccinea in 1913.
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5/26/2010
Updated:
5/26/2010
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