globe mallow

noun

: any of a genus (Sphaeralcea) of coarse herbs of the mallow family found in arid regions of North and South America and often having clusters of cup-shaped pink or scarlet flowers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Wax current shrubs, prickly poppies, globe mallow, rare Graham’s tick-trefoil and the ubiquitous sunflowers sprout from seemingly inhospitable volcanic scree.

Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2020

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