Sphaeralcea Ambigua
by Joe Schofield
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Sphaeralcea Ambigua
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Joe Schofield
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Description
The bloom of apricot mallow, common to the southwest and often seen in Death Valley, CA.
Sphaeralcea ambigua, commonly known as Desert Globemallow or Apricot Mallow, is a member of the genus Sphaeralcea in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
It is a perennial shrub native to parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona in the U.S.; and Sonora and Baja California in Northwest Mexico. It grows well in alkaline soil, both sandy or clay, usually in the company of creosote bush scrub and desert chaparral habitats, from 150 - 2,500 metres (490 - 8,200 ft) in elevation. It is found in the Mojave Desert, Great Basin deserts, and Sonoran ecosystems.
The Sphaeralcea ambigua grows to 3 feet (0.91 m) in height, and spreads to 2-3 feet (0.61-0.91 m) in width.The leaves are fuzzy, deeply lobed, and on long stems, the number of which increase with age. The fruit is a brown capsule containing numerous seeds. The flowers are apricot to orange in color and bloom in the spring.
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July 26th, 2012
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit.
JOHN TELFER
Joe, Fantastic capture of this desert mallow plant, excellent capture of the colors of the pedals and the stem and leaves. Great details in the pedal, leaves and the stem. Nice blurred out vision in the back the more you look towards the back of the photo. Excellent photo, fav, voted, google and tweet promoted
Marianne Campolongo
Lovely macro - the play of light and dark on this delicate flower is awesome. Great capture.
Bedros Awak
Besides being very nice shot, I enjoyed reading the description. For me I'm always interested in plants and flowers, and it really matters to me to know the most about a plant photo or it's botanical name. Very nice job Joe.,v,f,t
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