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| Apricot mallow on dry, sandy slopes of Hidden Valley, east of Reno, Nevada (June 1, 2013) | |
Apricot mallow (Sphaeralceae ambigua) in the mallow family (Malvaceae) is a desert plant found at low elevation in the Great Basin and desert areas of the Southwest of North America. Occasional plants grow in sagebrush habitat and on dry slopes in Hidden Valley Regional Park—often in a shade-lacking environment. They are typically blooming in May and June, exposing their yellow-orange flowers to full sunshine. Plants are covered with short and irritating hairs resulting in a fuzzy, grayish-green appearance of stems and leaves. The latter are deeply lobed. For comparison, see page 49 in Laird R. Blackwell's Tahoe Wildflowers Falcon Guide, Morris Book Publishing, 2007. Apricot mallow is a xeric perennial becoming increasingly popular in water-conserving gardening.
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