Status: Native
Synonyms:
Sphaeralcea leiocarpa Wooton & Standley
Sphaeralcea fendleri is an upright perennial. The upper surface of the deeply cleft leaf is green. The flowers resemble tiny Hibiscus flowers. There are 11-15 carpels, and the carpel walls are faintly reticulate. There are two pubescent kidney shaped seeds seated in each carpel. Sphaeralcea fendleri is found in dry ground from low to middle elevation.
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Sphaeralcea fendleri, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, May 19, 2007
Sphaeralcea fendleri, schizocarps with faint reticulation visible on fresh carpel walls, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Cyn., Oct. 6, 2008
Sphaeralcea fendleri, 1x macro of empty schizocarp, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone, Nov. 8, 2008
Sphaeralcea fendleri, 3x macro of seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Jan. 26, 2009
Sphaeralcea fendleri, flower with monadelphous stamens, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 9, 2011
Sphaeralcea fendleri, leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 9, 2011
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