Malvaceae FAMILY

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The hairs on the leaves can cause irritation to some people[ 1152 Title Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West Publication Author Moore M. Publisher Museum of New Mexico Press; Santa Fe Year 2003 ISBN 0-89013-454-5 Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of around 150 species of plants from the Rocky Mountains of N. America. An excellent, detailed publication, written in a style that connects the writer to his readers. ].

Botanical Description

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant, producing a few to many erect stems from a deep, branched woody rootstock; it usually grows 60 - 100cm tall but is occasionally no more than 20cm[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizone, New Mexico

HabitatDry, volcanic, rocky or sandy soil, growing in salt desert shrub, shadscale and saltbush plant communities. It is also found in the drier portions of sagebrush and pinyon-juniper plant communities ; at elevations from 100 - 2,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].