Sphaeralcea laxa

Sphaeralcea laxa

Sphaeralcea laxa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Sphaeralcea
Species: Sphaeralcea laxa

Name

Sphaeralcea laxa Wooton & Standl., 1909

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Sphaeralcea incana var. dissecta A.Gray in Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 21 (1852)
  • Sphaeralcea ribifolia Wooton & Standl. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 109 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wooton & Standl., 1909. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 36:108.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sphaeralcea laxa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sphaeralcea laxa. Published online. Accessed: November 01 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Sphaeralcea laxa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Sphaeralcea laxa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 November 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sphaeralcea laxa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: caliche globemallow

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