The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Malvaceae
Genus:
Sphaeralcea St. Hil. St. Hil.
Species:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Synonym(s):

Malvastrum coccineum (Nutt.) Gray

Species Common Name:
Scarlet mallow
Habitat:
Crests of dry loess bluffs
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare west central, northwest and southwest: Harrison county, Plymouth county and Pottawattamie county
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Great Plains Species
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e8605