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Scarlet Globemallow
The Scarlet Globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) is a member of the
Mallow or Hollyhock Family (Malvaceae). It has apricot colored
blossoms.
Dixie Rose, in her book "Utah's Intermountain Wildflowers", describes it
as follows: "Six to twelve inches. Gray green leaves, deeply lobed.
Orange red flower spikes like small hollyhocks. Stamens uniquely joined
in a tube around the pistil."
In "Mountain Plants of Northeastern Utah", a publication from Utah State
University, two related species are described: "Sphaeralcea munroana
grows on dry hillsides in association with sagebrush. It has one to several
stiff, erect stems, to two feet high. I blooms from May to September, with
flowers that range in color from tangerine to brick red. Its leaves have a
rough, sandpaper texture. Sphaeralcea coccinea is similar, but the
leaves are deeply divided, and the stems are somewhat shorter. Both plants
grow in disturbed area.
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