Sphaeralcea gierischii — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Sphaeralcea

At a glance

Occurrence records27

Data sources4

Biological traits5

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Sphaeralcea gierischii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility27 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources5 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF27 records

01Narrative

Sphaeralcea gierischii, Gierisch's globemallow or Gierisch mallow, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is native to the western United States, where it is known only from Utah and Arizona.Sphaeralcea gierischii. NatureServe. 2012. It was described in 2002.Atwood, N. D. and S. L. Welsh. (2002). Overview of Sphaeralcea (Malvaceae) in southern Utah and northern Arizona, USA, and description of a new species. Novon 12(2) 159-166.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment3

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Growth formForb/herb, Subshrub

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type27 records

Wild obs. + sensor7

Museum / vouchered20

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO56 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 7

7 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor7

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 3

3 georeferenced · 17 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence20

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	12
Boise, US	3
Claremont, US	3
Riverside, US	2

4 institutions · 20 of 20 vouchered records shown