Eremalche parryi subsp. parryi
Parry's mallow, Parry's Mallow
Family: Malvaceae · Type: annual · Native
Parry's mallow is a California native annual found in central Sierra Nevada foothills, Tehachapi, San Joaquin Valley, eastern San Francisco Bay, south coastal ranges, and western Transverse Ranges in grassland, scrub, and foothill woodland habitats at elevations of 30 to 400 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces purple-tinted flowers 15 to 25 millimeters long with distinctive calyx lobes 8 to 11 millimeters in length. Growing with delicate branching stems, it forms a low, spreading plant typically 20 to 40 centimeters in diameter. Its leaves are variable, with soft, somewhat rounded surfaces that support the plant's subtle architectural structure. The fruit develops into distinctive segments approximately 14 to 22 millimeters long, contributing to the plant's distinctive reproductive strategy.
Habitat: Grassland, scrub, foothill woodland
Bloom period: Mar-May
Elevation: 30-400 m
Bioregions: c&s SNF, Teh, SnJV, e SnFrB, SCoR, WTR.
California counties: Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern, Monterey, Alameda, Kings, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Calaveras, Merced, Tulare
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