Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Sphaeralcea fendleri - Fendler's Globemallow Sphaeralcea fendleri - Fendler's Globemallow
Scientific Name: Sphaeralcea fendleri
Common Name: Fendler's Globemallow
Flower Color: Pink, orange, lavender
Plant Type: Subshrub, Herb, Perennial
Height: To 4 feet (1.2 m) tall
Date Observed: September 3, 2005
Notes: The 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) wide flowers have 5, broad, notched petals, and they are held wide open, uncupped and almost flat. The leaves are green, hairy, uncrinkled, variably scalloped, often cleft into 3 lobes, and elongated to about 1/2 as wide as long. This native wildflower grows in upland areas.
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