I’ve come across Sphaeralcea plants—also known as globemallows—many times while hiking and exploring, but I could never quite pin down which species I was looking at. With somewhere between 40 and 60 species in the genus, they can be surprisingly tricky to identify. Their soft, downy leaves and bright, cup-shaped flowers always catch my eye, though.
我在旅行和散步途中多次看到球葵屬植物，但始終無法確定具體是哪個品種。該屬植物約有 40 到 60 個品種，辨認起來著實不易。不過，它們柔軟的絨毛葉片和鮮豔的杯狀花朵總是能吸引我。
Small Leaf Globemallow (Sphaeralcea parvifolia)
It has downy, crumpled leaves with several lobes. The clusters of coral orange flowers lift above on nearly leafless (on the upper half) stems. The flowers have five petals and develop into wagon-wheel-shaped seedpods.
它的葉片被絨毛覆蓋，皺褶，有多個裂片。珊瑚橙色的花朵簇生於幾乎無葉（上半部）的莖稈上。花朵有五片花瓣，最終結出車輪狀的種子莢。
Notes 筆記
- They are commonly known as globemallows, globe mallows, or falsemallows. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words σφαῖρα (sphaira), meaning “sphere,” and ἀλκέα (alkea), meaning “mallow.”
- The leaves of these plants are spirally arranged and are usually palmate or toothed. Both the stems and leaves are downy.
- Like other members of the Malvaceae, the flowers are saucer- or cup-shaped, with the stamens joined into a central column.
- 它們俗稱球葵属或假錦葵。本屬名源自希臘語 σφαῖρα (sphaira)，意為「球體」，以及 ἀλκέα (alkea)，意為「錦葵」。
- 這些植物的葉片呈螺旋狀排列，通常為掌狀或邊緣有鋸齒。莖和葉均被絨毛。
- 與其他錦葵科植物一樣，這種植物的花朵呈現碟狀或杯狀，雄蕊連接成中央柱狀。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Sphaeralcea
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