[Globemallows: The Genus Sphaeralcea in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua

Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola

Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola) - Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola) - Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola)

Apricot mallow in bloom in Hornblend Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 9, 2006.

Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola) - Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola)

Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola) - Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola)

Apricot mallow in bloom along the trail in Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......April 1, 2006.

Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola) - Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola)

Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola) - Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola)

Apricot mallow blooming in Mine Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 27, 2010.

Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola) - Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Grenadine Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. aculeata, Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. ambigua, Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. monticola, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. monticola)

What appears to be desert globemallow blooming along the Hukaby Trail at the eastern outskirts of Sedona, Arizona.........March 21, 2015.
Paul Slichter