Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia(Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.

gooseberryleaf globemallow

WFO wfo-0001077157 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, photographed by Dominic Gentilcore
fig. a Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-10-03 / obs. 161383458
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, photographed by Darrin Gobble
fig. b Darrin Gobble, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 148423275
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, photographed by Rachel Stringham
fig. c Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 136086399
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, photographed by mark-groeneveld
fig. d mark-groeneveld, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 133119007
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, photographed by Mitch Van Dyke
fig. e Mitch Van Dyke, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 116918117
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. f Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 83084911
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, photographed by runcator
fig. g runcator, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 44376440
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, photographed by CK2AZ
fig. h CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 43457334

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Native range 7 botanical countries

Regions where Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia is native: Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington ArizonaIdahoNevadaNew MexicoOregonUtahWashington
Native distribution of Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Arizona ARI NORTHERN AMERICA
Idaho IDA
Nevada NEV
New Mexico NWM
Oregon ORE
Utah UTA
Washington WAS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 7 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Malvastrum coccineum var. grossulariifolium (Hook. & Arn.) Torr.
  • Malvastrum grossulariifolium (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
  • Sida grossulariifolia Hook. & Arn.
  • Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia subsp. grossulariifolia
  • Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia subsp. pedata (Torr. ex A.Gray) Kearney
  • Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia var. pedata (Torr. ex A.Gray) Kearney
  • Sphaeralcea pedata Torr. ex A.Gray

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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