Scientific Family
Malvaceae
Other common names
cutleaf globemallow
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
To 3 feet
Riparian
No
Generally hairy or woolly stems with lobed or compound leaves, herbage covered with star-shaped hairs. Elongated clusters of 5 petaled, red-orange flowers.
Erect perennial, hairy or smooth stemmed; leaves divided into 3 to 5 parts that are also divided, sparsely hairy; flower heads narrow, few-flowered, multiple flowers per node, short-branched; sepals hairy; fruit segments smooth, half as wide as high.
Habitat
Found on well-drained slopes, often in openings in pine forests.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Low elevation
3500
High elevation
6000
Flower Characteristics
Petals 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, anthers yellow or purple, stigmas head-like.
Flower color
Red-orange
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
No
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
September
Flower clusters
Elongated
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Broadly ovate in outline, 3 to 5 parted, parts also divided. Slightly hairy, often becoming hairless.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Grayish-green
Leaf shape
Palmate
Leaf margin
Dissected
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Schizocarps, a dry fruit composed of multiple segments that separate when mature.
Fruit type
Other
Fruit color
Brown
Seeds are usually very hairy.