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Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia - gooseberryleaf globemallow

Scientific Family
Malvaceae
Other common names
Curlyleaf globemallow
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
12 to 24 inches
Riparian
No

Clumps of erect stems with woody bases. The root system is large with a stout taproot and fibrous root network.

Inflorescence (flowering part of the plant) relatively many-flowered; middle lobe of leaf blades mostly 3/8 to 3/4 inches wide. Leaf blades palmately cleft, divided or parted. Fruit hemispheric (shaped like half of a sphere) or nearly so.

Habitat

Dry volcanic and/or alkaline and/or sandy soils.

Plant Community
Desert Scrub
Disturbed Areas
Grasslands
Interior Chaparral
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Low elevation
3500
High elevation
5000

Flower Characteristics

Flowers are 5 petaled and in tight bunches.

Flower color
Orangish-red
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
No
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
July
Flower clusters
Elongated

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

The leaves have 3 lobed blades with toothed or lobed edges.

Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green to gray-green
Leaf shape
Palmate
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaf attachment
Alternate
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit is a depressed circle containing 1 to 3 seeds.

Fruit type
Capsule
Fruit color
Gray

Seeds are gray and hairy.