Sphaeralcea munroana
(Dougl. ex Lindl.) Spach ex Gray
White-stem Globemallow
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160797
Element CodePDMAL140F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae
GenusSphaeralcea
Other Common NamesMunro's Globemallow (EN) Munro's globemallow (EN) Sphéralcée de Munro (FR)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsFlora of North America Editorial Committee (2015) recognizes Sphaeralcea munroana (with no subspecies) and S. parvifolia but notes "S. munroana and S. parvifolia are difficult to distinguish and may be conspecific. Sphaeralcea parvifolia is more southern and smaller overall; S. munroana is more northern and more robust."
Conservation Status
Review Date1987-09-29
Change Date1987-09-29
Range Extent CommentsWA to sw. MT, south to WY, UT, NV, and CA. Peripheral.
Ecology & Habitat
Description
White-stemmed Globe-mallow is a perennial herb with several stems that are 2-8 dm high and arising from a thick, branched taproot. The alternate, petiolate leaves have spade-shaped blades that are 2-6 cm long with shallowly lobed and coarsely toothed margins. The foliage is covered with short, grayish hairs. 1 to a few short-stalked flowers are borne in clusters in a terminal, leafy, spike-like inflorescence. Each of the orange to reddish flowers has a 5-lobed, hairy calyx and 5 separate, oblong, shallowly bilobed petals that are 1-2 cm long. Numerous stamens are united into a tube surrounding the style. The numerous stigmas are globose. The fruit is a flattened-globose capsule with many sections that are ca. 3 mm long; it has the appearance of a peeled orange.
Diagnostic Characteristics
In comparison to SPHAERALCEA MUNROANA, the more common S. COCCINEA is generally shorter with deeply cleft leaf blades. SIDALCEA OREGANA has pink flowers and linear stigmas.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN4
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Idaho | SNR | Yes |
| Colorado | SU | Yes |
| Massachusetts | SNA | No |
| California | S1 | Yes |
| Washington | SNR | Yes |
| Utah | SNR | Yes |
| Montana | S3 | Yes |
| Nevada | S3 | Yes |
| Oregon | SNR | Yes |
| Wyoming | S3 | Yes |
CanadaNU
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| British Columbia | SU | Yes |
References (3)
- Culver, D. R. 1993. Sensitive plant species inventory in the Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana. Unpublished report to the Butte District, Bureau of Land Management. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, 42 pp. plus appendices.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
- Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.