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Sphaeralcea rusbyi var. eremicola
Photo is of parent taxon

Rusby's desert or panimint mallow, Rusby's desert-mallow
Sepals

13–15 mm, lobes elongate, calyx length 2 times fruit.

Sphaeralcea rusbyi var. eremicola
Phenology Flowering May.
Habitat Rocky limestone
Elevation 1300–1500 m (4300–4900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety eremicola is known from the Emigrant Canyon area of Inyo County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 6, p. 369.
Parent taxa Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Sphaeralcea > Sphaeralcea rusbyi
Sibling taxa
S. rusbyi var. rusbyi
Synonyms S. eremicola, S. rusbyi subsp. eremicola
Name authority (Jepson) Kearney: J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 29: 486. (1939)
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