Horsfordia alata, with the common names pink velvet mallow and pink velvetmallow, is a shrubby desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae).[1]

Horsfordia alata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Horsfordia
Species:
H. alata
Binomial name
Horsfordia alata
(S.Watson) A.Gray

Distribution

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The plant is endemic to the Sonoran Desert ecoregion, in the Colorado Desert sub-ecoregion of southern California and in southwestern Arizona; and in Sonora and Baja California states of northwestern Mexico.[1][2][3]: 103 

It grows in creosote bush scrub habitats, at elevations of 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft).[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Calflora: Horsfordia alata
  2. ^ USDA: Horsfordia alata
  3. ^ Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
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