Horsfordia alata
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Horsfordia alata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Horsfordia |
Species: | H. alata
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Binomial name | |
Horsfordia alata (S.Watson) A.Gray
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Horsfordia alata, with the common names pink velvet mallow and pink velvetmallow, is a shrubby desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae).[1]
Distribution
The plant is endemic to the Sonoran Desert ecoregion, in the Colorado Desert sub-ecoregion of southern California and in southwestern Arizona; and in Sonora and Baja California states of northwestern Mexico.[1][2][3]: 103
It grows in creosote bush scrub habitats, at elevations of 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Calflora: Horsfordia alata
- ^ USDA: Horsfordia alata
- ^ Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
External links
- Calflora Database: Horsfordia alata (Pink velvet mallow)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Horsfordia alata
- USDA Plants Profile for Horsfordia alata (pink velvetmallow)
- UC Photos gallery of Horsfordia alataError: "Q15373673" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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