Malvaceae

Sphaeralcea A.St.-Hil.

First published in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 209 (1825)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is N. America, Bolivia to S. Brazil and S. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Paraguay, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces, Free State, Gulf States, Maryland, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000659737 Unknown Type Material Yes
[475] K000240484 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gonzalez-Ortega, J. [6914] Mexico K001035843 No
Kaune, S.M. [674] Mexico K001035924 No
Cruickshanks [24] Chile K000328791 Type Yes
Palmer, E. [556] Mexico K001035926 No
Douglas [s.n.] United States K000659738 Unknown Type Material Yes
Breedlove, D. [62530] Mexico K001611751 No
Burchell [2664] K000240485 Holotype Yes
Drege [7325a] K000240481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K000659736 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, K.M.; Broome, C.R. [286] Mexico K001035923 No
Drege [s.n.] K000240483 Isotype Yes
Mason, H.L. [2053] Mexico K001035925 No
Drege [7325b] South Africa K000240482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [541] Mexico K001035927 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0