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Globe mallow

(Sphaeralcea ambigua)

Common names: apricot mallow, desert mallow, mal-de-ojos, sore-eye poppy.
Annual, Mallow Family.
Blooms February-May, sometimes again after the summer rains. Southeastern Utah south into Baja California and Sonora, Mexico
2 feet (60 cm) high with notched, grey-green single leaves, multiple stems. Mallows range in size from small, sprawling herbs to large, upright clumps.

[Lavender flowers: 20k]

Very drought tolerant, grows along roadsides and on rocky slopes. Small species of mallow carpet the desert floor in a wet year. Some people say the plant irritates the eyes.

Left: Another species of mallow.

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