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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Malvaceae
|familia=Malvaceae
|genus=Sphaeralcea
|genus=Sphaeralcea
|species=ambigua
|species=ambigua
|common_name=Desert mallow
|common_name=Desert mallow
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
|image=Upload.png
|image=Desert-Globemalllow.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Desert Globemallow<br/>[[Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua|''Sphaeralcea ambigua'' var. ''ambigua'']]
}}
}}
'''''Sphaeralcea ambigua''''', commonly known as '''Desert Globemallow''' or '''Apricot Mallow''', is a member of the [[genus]] ''[[Sphaeralcea]]'' in the mallow [[family (biology)|family]] ([[Malvaceae]]). It is a perennial shrub native to parts of [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], and [[Arizona]]. The leaves are fuzzy, deeply lobed, and on long stems, the number of which increase with age. The fruit is a brown capsule containing numerous seeds. The flowers are apricot to orange in color and bloom in the spring. It grows well in alkaline soil, both sandy or clay, usually in the company of [[creosote bush]] scrub.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
==Varieties==
==Varieties==
*''Sphaeralcea ambigua'' A. Gray var. ''ambigua''
*''Sphaeralcea ambigua'' A. Gray var. ''aculeata'' Jeps.
*''Sphaeralcea ambigua'' A. Gray var. ''rosacea'' (Munz & I.M. Johnst.) Kearney
*''Sphaeralcea ambigua'' A. Gray var. ''rugosa'' (Kearney) Kearney
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Sphaeralcea ambigua 4.jpg
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Image:Sphaeralcea ambigua 2.jpg
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
Image:Sphaeralcea ambigua 1.jpg
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