The following is an incomplete listing of globmallow taxa found in 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)
Rose Desert Mallow, Rosy Apricot Mallow, Parish Mallow, Parish's Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea (Synonym: Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. rosacea)
Apricot Mallow, Desert Globemallow, Roughleaf Apricot Mallow, Thick-leaf Desert Mallow: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa (Synonym: Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. rugosa)
Copper Globemallow, Narrow-leaf Globemallow, Narrow-leaved Desert Mallow, Narrow-leaved Globemallow: Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Synonyms: Phymosia cuspidata, Sphaeralcea angustifolia ssp. cuspidata, Sphaeralcea angustifolia ssp. lobata, Sphaeralcea angustifolia var. cuspidata, Sphaeralcea angustifolia var. oblongifolia, Sphaeralcea emoryi var. nevadensis)
Fendler's Globemallow, Thicket Globemallow: Sphaeralcea fendleri var. albescens (Synonym: Sphaeralcea fendleri ssp. albescens)
Fendler's Globemallow, Thicket Globemallow: Sphaeralcea fendleri var. fendleri (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea fendleri ssp. elongata; Sphaeralcea fendleri var. elongata; Sphaeralcea fendleri ssp. tripartita; Sphaeralcea fendleri var. tripartita; Sphaeralcea leiocarpa; Sphaeralcea tripartita)
Fendler's Globemallow, Thicket Globemallow: Sphaeralcea fendleri var. venusta (Synonym: Sphaeralcea fendleri ssp. venusta)
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow, Curlyleaf Globemallow: Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
Spear Globemallow, Spreading Globe-mallow: Sphaeralcea hastulata (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea arenaria; Sphaeralcea glabrescens; Sphaeralcea martii; Sphaeralcea pumila; Sphaeralcea simulans; Sphaeralcea subhastata; Sphaeralcea subhastata subsp. connata; Sphaeralcea subhastata var. connata; Sphaeralcea subhastata subsp. martii; Sphaeralcea subhastata var. martii; Sphaeralcea subhastata ssp. pumila; Sphaeralcea subhastata var. pumila; Sphaeralcea subhastata ssp. thyrsoidea; Sphaeralcea subhastata var. thyrsoidea)
Caliche Globe Mallow: Sphaeralcea laxa (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea incana var. dissecta, Sphaeralcea ribifolia)
Small-leaf Globemallow, Littleleaf Globemallow: Sphaeralcea parvifolia (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea arizonica; Sphaeralcea marginata)
Cutleaf Globemallow, Gila Globemallow, Rusby's Globemallow: Sphaeralcea rusbyi var. rusbyi (Synonyms: Sphaeralcea rusbyi ssp. gilensis; Sphaeralcea rusbyi var. gilensis)