Sphaeralcea ambigua

Species category

Flower, Revegetation or Rangeland, Weed

Common name

desert globemallow, apricot mallow

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Reniform (kidney shaped)

Size

  • Length 1–1.2 mm 
  • Width 1.6–2 mm 
  • Thickness 0.5–0.6 mm 

Color

Gray

Texture

Dull with scattered stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
mostly on the margin

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is in center of concave part of margin.

Identification notes

The area around the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
usually is lighter colored.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Malvaceae

Valid name

Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray

 Sphaeralcea ambigua.  True seeds with a light colored area around the hilum.
Sphaeralcea ambigua. True seeds with a light colored area around the hilum.