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Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
scarlet globemallow
Symbol: SPCO
Group: Dicot
Family: Malvaceae
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Distribution by State

Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.

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Related Taxa:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.

View 44 genera in Malvaceae, 26 species in Sphaeralcea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Distribution of Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. elata. Native.      
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
scarlet globemallow		 Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. elata
scarlet globemallow		      
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Classification:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Malvales –
                         Family Malvaceae – Mallow family
                            Genus Sphaeralcea St.-Hil. – globemallow
                               Species Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. – scarlet globemallow

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Iowa:
       scarlet globemallow     Threatened

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Invasive Information:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
        scarlet globemallow
        red falsemallow
        copper mallow
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21920.

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