Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Scientific name Eremalche parryi Rank Species | Order Malvales Genus Eremalche Higher classification Eremalche | |
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Similar Eremalche, Mallows, Monolopia, Caulanthus, Malacothamnus | ||
Eremalche parryi is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Parry's mallow.
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It is endemic to California, where it grows in several types of habitat from the Diablo Range and down the Inner South California Coast Ranges to the Transverse Ranges, and across the San Joaquin Valley.
Description
Eremalche parryi is an annual herb growing erect to half a meter in maximum height. The leaves are up to 5 centimeters long and divided into several tooth-tipped lobes. The flowers are located in leaf axils and sometimes at the stem tips.
The flower varies in size, the petals half a centimeter to 2.5 centimeters long. They are white to light purple or pink.
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