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  Sphaeralcea emoryi - Emory's Globemallow - Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
Sphaeralcea emoryi - Emory's Globemallow - Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide flowers have 5 petals and yellow anthers.
The 3-lobed leaves have finely scalloped margins and are alternate, greenish gray, crinkled, thickened, covered in dense, fine, grayish white hair, elongated ovate-triangular in shape with a heart-shaped base, and only moderately narrow.
www.fireflyforest.com /flowers/oranges/orange04.html   (56 words)

  
  The Collection, Globemallow
Globemallow is a 1-4 foot high, short-lived, perennial bush, although several species are in fact smaller annuals.
Globemallow is abundant throughout the interior west and can be found in a wide array of elevations and climates.
Globemallow is a useful tea used in beginning stages of bronchitis.
www.tcbmed.com /Newsletters/Volume3-Issue4-Sphaeralcea.html   (1066 words)

  
  Cattle and sheep relish nutritious globemallow. (drought tolerant plant good for livestock) - Encyclopedia.com
Globemallow needs just six inches of water a year to survive, and can be planted along with alfalfa and wheatgrass.
Globemallow, a hardy plant with brilliant orange-red flowers, might be a perfect addition to a drought-tolerant garden.
Globemallows belong to the Melvacea, or mallow, family which includes cotton, hollyhocks, and marshmallows--a pink-flowered herb from Europe, (The sticky, sweet confections of the same name originally contained ground-up marshmallow roots.)
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-13297506.html   (662 words)

  
 Sphaeralcea coccinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scarlet globemallow is native from British Columbia and Oregon east to Manitoba, Minnesota and Iowa and south to Texas and Mexico [56,72,77,81,82,168].
Scarlet globemallow is a low-spreading, warm-season, long-lived perennial forb [56,72,86].
Scarlet globemallow is unpalatable to Mormon crickets [125].
www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/forb/sphcoc/all.html   (7411 words)

  
 Globemallow wildflower bloom, Death Valley, March 13, 2005
Globemallow wildflower bloom, Death Valley, March 13, 2005
Spring 2005 in Death Valley was, by all accounts, the year of the wildflowers, following the wettest winter on record.
This bush of Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) was the only one of its kind I saw; found on the west side of the road south of Ubehebe Crater, Sunday, March 13, 2005.
www.exuberance.com /photos/Death-Valley-2005/1-Globemallow.html   (69 words)

  
 AllRefer - Species: Scarlet Globemallow | Sphaeralcea coccinea > Species:
Scarlet globemallow is found in dry areas and is very drought and grazing tolerant; it loses its leaves during times of drought [21] and may actually increase in size in times of drought and overgrazing [17].
Scarlet globemallow reproduces mainly vegetatively by rhizomes [7,17].
Scarlet globemallow is a colonizing species; it invades disturbed areas readily and proliferates until grasses begin to outcompete it [8,17].
reference.allrefer.com /wildlife-plants-animals/plants/forb/sphcoc/all.html   (2441 words)

  
 AllRefer - Species: Scarlet Globemallow | Sphaeralcea coccinea > Value and use
Scarlet globemallow roots have a higher seasonal (fall) concentration of carbohydrate reserves than any other organ; the average yearly carbohydrate content in scarlet globemallow is 107 mg per gram of plant [27].
The planting of scarlet globemallow for rehabilitative purposes may not be feasible since the seeds are hard to collect and therefore expensive, and the germination rate is low.
Since scarlet globemallow is somewhat palatable and nutritious to livestock, disking or burning the range may increase the occurrence of this plant [30].
reference.allrefer.com /wildlife-plants-animals/plants/forb/sphcoc/value-use.html   (670 words)

  
 Desert Globemallow - Apricot Mallow - DesertUSA
Desert Globemallow is known by many other common names, including:
The last common name is derived from the fact that the leaf hairs are an eye irritant to some people.
There are 9 species of Globemallow -- genus Sphaeralcea -- in California and 16 in Arizona.
www.desertusa.com /mag99/sep/papr/globemallowl.html   (192 words)

  
 Member Stats for globemallow - Blue Audio
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 Scarlet Globemallow - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Scarlet globemallow occurs in dry grassland prairies and plains from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in Canada, south and eastward to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.
Scarlet globemallow habitat typically receives annual precipitation from 10 to 40 inches on average, and the plant can be found from 3,500 to 9,000 feet elevation.
Scarlet globemallow is commonly eaten by many herbivores and is an important part of the diets of small mammals, pronghorn, deer, sheep, and cattle.
fwp.mt.gov /parks/lewisclark/plants/scarlet.html   (781 words)

  
 Malvaceae (mallow family)
Desert globemallow is a short-lived subshrub; many stems with slightly woody bases arise from near ground level grow up to 3 feet (1 m) long.
Desert globemallow is common in the deserts of California and Arizona and from Utah into Mexico.
Sphaeralcea laxa, “caliche globemallow,” is most often confused with S. ambigua.
www.desertmuseum.org /books/nhsd_malvaceae.php?print=y   (493 words)

  
 Sagebrush Desert | Globemallow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In the early spring, the bright orange flowers of the globemallow are a welcome sight throughout the Four Corners region.
The globemallow leaves are covered with tiny, star-shaped tufts of hair.
The globemallow was used by the ancient people that inhabited the Four Corners area, but it is not clear whether the plant was used primarily as food or for medicinal purposes.
dine.sanjuan.k12.ut.us /heritage/land/plants/sage/globemallow.htm   (250 words)

  
 Globemallow, ( Sphaeralcea )
Sphaeralcea Mallow Family (Malvaceae) Desert Globemallow, Desert Mallow, Apricot Mallow, Desert Hollyhock, Mal de Ojo, Sore-eye Poppy, Pink Eye Flower.
Perennial herb, (2 are annuals), often growing in large clumps.
There are 16 species of Globemallow -- genus Sphaeralcea -- in Arizona.
www.delange.org /GlobeMallow/GlobeMallow.htm   (260 words)

  
 Desert Globemallow
Desert Globemallows are perennial herbs that typically grow in large clumps up to 3 feet in height at
Leaf hairs on the globemallow are an eye irritant, which is why they are also known as sore-eye poppies.
Desert Globemallow are browsed by bighorn sheep and the flowers often attract bees.
www.toddshikingguide.com /FloraFauna/Flora12.htm   (142 words)

  
 Scarlet globemallow Wildflower Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR
Scarlet globemallow or Red falsemallow is a Perennial, low growing forb usually four to twelve inches tall from a stout taproot.
Scarlet globemallow is drought resistant and can be found in dry uplands and roadsides.
Scientists have found recently the Scarlet globemallow is high in vitamin A and so they continue the research.
www.fws.gov /rockymountainarsenal/habitat/native/wildflowers/scarglobe.htm   (239 words)

  
 Scarlett Globemallow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scarlet globemallow grows mainly in dry grassland prairies at elevations of 3,500 to 9,000 feet.
It loses its leaves during times of drought and may actually increase in size in times of drought and overgrazing.
Scarlet globemallow is commonly eaten by almost all species of herbivores and is an important part of the diets of small mammals, pronghorn, sheep, and cattle.
extension.usu.edu /rangeplants/forbs/scarlettglobemallow.htm   (168 words)

  
 How Does Pollination Vary with Flower Color
A visit to any local nursery will testify that flower color varies greatly within a species (roses, for example), and also may heritable (e.g., one can buy seeds of many different flower colors).
To develop a sampling procedure to estimate the number of species and the frequency and duration of each species visitation to three color varieties of globemallow.
Each pair of students should choose a 2-3 meter section of globemallows according to your randomly-assigned color.
gotoscience.com /lessons/pollination.html   (977 words)

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