PLANTS Profile for Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. elata (scarlet globemallow)

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PLANTS Profile

Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney
scarlet globemallow

Symbol:

SPCOE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Malvaceae

Duration:

Biennial
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney

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Synonyms:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney

SPCOE2

Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. var. elata (Baker f.) Kearney

Distribution:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney


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USA (AZ, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT, WY)

Related Taxa:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 26 species in Sphaeralcea, 2 subspecies in Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.

Classification:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus	Sphaeralcea A. St.-Hil. – globemallow
Species	Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. – scarlet globemallow
Subspecies	Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney – scarlet globemallow

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Iowa:
Sphaeralcea coccinea
scarlet globemallow		Threatened

U.S. Weed Information:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney

Sphaeralcea coccinea
copper mallow
red falsemallow
scarlet globemallow

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

More Accounts and Images:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. ssp. elata (Baker f.) Kearney

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21923.

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