Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Sphaeralcea fendleri (Gray) var. elongata Kearney
(Fendler Globemallow)

Family: Malvaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Sphaeralcea fendleri var. elongata varies from Sphaeralcea fendleri var. fendleri in that the leaves are more than twice as long as wide and only shallowly lobed near the base.
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Sphaeralcea fendleri var. elongata, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, July 21, 2008

Sphaeralcea fendleri var. elongata, detail of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, July 21, 2008

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