Status: Native
Synonyms:
None known
Sphaeralcea polychroma is best recognized by its white to pale pink flowers and growth to heights of 3-6 feet tall. S. polychroma is usually found in the Rio Grande River corridor of central New Mexico, but Wendy Graves has found a small population growing in the Gila NF just downhill from the first hairpin east of Emory Pass on Hwy 152. There are 5-10 healthy mature I>S. polychroma growing among large Datura wrightii plants. The elevation is about 8000 feet.
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Sphaeralcea polychroma, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Wendy Graves, & Don Graves, Sierra Cty., Gila NF, Hwy 152 E of Emory Pass, July 21, 2021
Sphaeralcea polychroma, in front of large Datura, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Wendy Graves, & Don Graves, Sierra Cty., Gila NF, Hwy 152 E of Emory Pass, July 21, 2021
Sphaeralcea polychroma, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Wendy Graves, & Don Graves, Sierra Cty., Gila NF, Hwy 152 E of Emory Pass, July 21, 2021
Sphaeralcea polychroma, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Wendy Graves, & Don Graves, Sierra Cty., Gila NF, Hwy 152 E of Emory Pass, July 21, 2021
Sphaeralcea polychroma, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Karen Blisard, Wendy Graves, & Don Graves, Sierra Cty., Gila NF, Hwy 152 E of Emory Pass, July 21, 2021
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