Sphaeralcea emoryi is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Emory's globemallow. It is native to the Southwestern United States, California and Northwestern Mexico. It grows in desert habitat and sometimes disturbed areas such as roadsides.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Emory's globemallow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sphaeralcea incana
- Sphaeralcea ambigua
- Sphaeralcea parvifolia
- Sphaeralcea fendleri
- Sphaeralcea hastulata
- Sphaeralcea cordobensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeralcea
- Species
- Sphaeralcea emoryi
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