Mallows
Botanical name: Eremalche
Mallows
Botanical name: Eremalche
Description
Species of Mallows
Desert fivespot
The desert fivespot (Eremalche rotundifolia) wildflower grows in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts in North America. It can be found in rocky ground up to about 1500 m elevation. The desert fivespot flower has overlapping petals which allow it to close into a ball at night. Additionally, the plant's leaves follow the sun over the course of the day to absorb the most sunlight.
Parry's mallow
Parry's mallow is a genus of flowering plants in the Mallow family. They are endemic to the United States desert southwest.
White mallow
It is an annual herb growing mostly decumbent along the ground with hairy stems approaching 40 cm in maximum length. The leaves have 3 to 5 lobes which may be toothed at the tips. Solitary flowers can be found in the leaf axils, each a white to very pale purple cup usually less than a centimeter wide.
Scientific Classification
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