Desert Globemallow
also Apricot-Mallow, Desertmallow or Sore-Eye Poppy
(Sphaeralcea ambigua) Mallow Family

A plant know for its flowers shaped like small globes and a relative of the common garden hollyhock. It blooms in April/May and is found throughout the region.

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