Status: Native
Synonyms:
Sphaeralcea ribifolia Wooton & Standley
Sphaeralcea laxa is an erect perennial with densely pubescent gray herbage or with short stellate hairs. The leaves look like
a shallowly lobed letter "T". The petals are orange red, and the small bractlets underneath the calyx are bright red. Sphaeralcea laxa is found in lower elevation dry fields and roadsides.
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Sphaeralcea laxa, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., roadside Rt. 90 near WD Ranch Rd., May 30, 2007
Sphaeralcea laxa, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Canyon, March 28, 2009
Sphaeralcea laxa, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, October 17, 2009
Sphaeralcea laxa, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, October 17, 2009
Sphaeralcea laxa, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, October 17, 2009
Sphaeralcea laxa, closeup of schizocarp (fruit), photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, October 17, 2009
Sphaeralcea laxa, bright red bractlets, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, October 17, 2009
Sphaeralcea laxa, macro of stellate hairs on leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, October 17, 2009
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