Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Unknown
Pollinator plant
Fendler's globemallow
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Leaves and flower buds of Sphaeralcea fendleri, identified as the nominate subspecies in the source.
(c) Sue Carnahan / iNaturalist / CC BY 4.0
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Source: iNaturalist photo 448386918
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Orange flowers of Sphaeralcea fendleri, identified as the nominate subspecies in the source.
(c) Sue Carnahan / iNaturalist / CC BY 4.0
Photo details
Resized and converted to WebP. No content edits.
Source: iNaturalist photo 448386901
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Common names
2 names · 2 languagesOther languages (1)
- Dutch
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- Kogelmalva
Sources & name notes (3)
Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.
Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.
[1] Sphaeralcea fendleri — iNaturalist taxon names ↗
Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.
Source records
- Fendler's Globemallow — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 169176; Sphaeralcea fendleri.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Sphaeralcea fendleri ↗
Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.
Source records
- Fendler's globemallow — VernacularName.tsv, line 164435; taxon 4YL8G.
[3] Sphaeralcea fendleri — iNaturalist taxon names ↗
Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.
Source records
- Fendler's Globemallow — results[22].names[1]; taxon id 169176; Sphaeralcea fendleri.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Taxonomy
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Sphaeralcea fendleri is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.
Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.
Sources [1] - Botanical family
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Malvaceae
Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.
Sources [1] - Native range
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Arizona to Kansas and N. Mexico.
Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.
Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings
Who this plant supports
Plant profile
About this plant
Fendler's globemallow (Sphaeralcea fendleri) is a plant. It flowers from July to September.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Sphaeralcea fendleri — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Relevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1247718; ID 4YL8G; rank species; status accepted
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1247718; ID 4YL8G; rank species; status accepted
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Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Sphaeralcea fendleri — Kew WCVP native distribution
Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.
Supports: Native rangeRelevant sections
- Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 698327; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1115136, 1115137, 1115138, 1115139, 1115140, 1115141, 1115142
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Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.