Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Rank Species | Order Malvales Genus Horsfordia | |
Horsfordia alata, with the common names pink velvet mallow and pink velvetmallow, is a shrubby desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
Distribution
The 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.
It grows in creosote bush scrub habitats, at elevations of 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft).
References
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