Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Sphaeralcia laxa Wooton & Standley
(Limber Globemallow, Caliche Globemallow)
Family: Malvaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Sphaeralcia ribifolia Wooton & Standley
Sphaeralcia laxa is an erect perennial with densely tomentose gray herbage. The leaves look like
a shallowly lobed letter "T". Sphaeralcia laxa is found in lower elevation dry fields and roadsides.
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Sphaeralcia laxa, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., roadside Rt. 90 near WD Ranch Rd., May 30, 2007
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