Horsfordia alata, with the common names pink velvet mallow and pink velvetmallow, is a shrubby desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae).[1]
| Horsfordia alata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Horsfordia |
| Species: | H. alata
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| Binomial name | |
| Horsfordia alata (S.Watson) A.Gray
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Distribution
editThe plant is endemic to the Sonoran Desert ecoregion, in the Colorado Desert sub-ecoregion of southern California and in southwestern Arizona; and in Sonora and Baja California states of northwestern Mexico.[1][2][3]: 103
It grows in creosote bush scrub habitats, at elevations of 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft).[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Calflora: Horsfordia alata
- ^ USDA: Horsfordia alata
- ^ Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Horsfordia alata (Pink velvet mallow)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Horsfordia alata
- USDA Plants Profile for Horsfordia alata (pink velvetmallow)
- UC Photos gallery of Horsfordia alata
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