[Fivespots and Mallows: The Genus Eremalche in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot

Eremalche rotundifolia

Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium

Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium)

Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium) - Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium)

Desert fivespots in bloom at Hawk Canyon, Anza-Borrego State Park, CA......March 20, 2005.

Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium)

Desert fivespot as seen along the access road south of Katherine Landing at Lake Mead National Recreation Area..........February 27, 2013.

Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium) - Flower of Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium)

Desert fivespot as seen along the access road south of Katherine Landing at Lake Mead National Recreation Area..........February 27, 2013.

Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium) - Stem leaf of Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium) - Sideview of a flower of Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium)

Maturing inflorescence of Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium) - Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium) - Seeds of Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium)

Desert fivespot blooming on low sandy ridges along the wash of Hawk Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 24, 2011.

Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium) - Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium) - Desert Fivespot, Desert Five Spot: Eremalche rotundifolia (Synonym: Malvastrum rotundifolium)

Desert fivespot with flower buds observed on low sandy ridges along the wash of Hawk Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 30, 2010.

Paul Slichter