Sphaeralcea rusbyi A.Gray

Plants of Arizona
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea rusbyi Gray
USA. Arizona. Maricopa County. Superstition Mountains,
ridge between First Water creek (W branch) and valley to
W.
33° 28' 0.3" N, 111 ° 26' 47.5" W
Elevation 2600ft.
Habitat: Upland desert to Chaparral.
Assoc, spp: Dodonaea viscosa, Quercus turbinella,
Baccharis sarothroides, Simmondsia chinensis,
Carnegiea, Parkinsonia microphylla, Acacia greggii
Notes: Subshrub in wash; flowers orange-red
L. R. Landrum 11008	3 Apr 2005
with: D. Lafferty
Arizona State University Herbarium (ASU)
03988388