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Sphaeralcea

The genus Sphaeralcea is in the family Malvaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Sphaeralcea

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Sphaeralcea aboriginum (B.L. Rob.) Jeps. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea abutiloides G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea amathophila A. Nelson Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 2
Sphaeralcea angusta (A. Gray) Fernald Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G.Don Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Sphaeralcea australis Speg. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea axillaris S. Watson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea berteroana Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea bonariensis (Cav.) Griseb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea brevipes (Phil.) Krapov. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea caespitosa M.E. Jones Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea capitata Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea capituliflora Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea chenopodifolia Rodrigo Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea choapina Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea circinata Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Sphaeralcea collina Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea coquimbana Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea cordobensis Krapov. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea coulteri (S. Watson) A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea crispa Hook. & Baker f. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea crispifolia Baker f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea davidsonii (B.L. Rob.) Jeps. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea densiflora (S. Watson) Jeps. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea digitata (Greene) Rydb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Sphaeralcea emoryi Torr. ex A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 2
Sphaeralcea endlichii Ulbr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea fendleri A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 3
Sphaeralcea fremontii (Torr. ex A. Gray) Jeps. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea fulva Greene Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea fumariensis (S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood) N.D. Atwood & S.L. Welsh Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea gayana Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea gierischii N.D. Atwood & S.L. Welsh Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea glabrata Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea glabrescens Wooton & Standl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea gracilis Phil. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea hainesii Brandegee Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea hastulata A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea incana Torr. ex A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea janeae (S.L. Welsh) S.L. Welsh Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea laciniata (K.Schum.) Krapov. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea lava W. & S. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea laxa Wooton & Standl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea leptophylla (A. Gray) Rydb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea lindheimeri A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea mendocina Phil. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea miniata (Cav.) Spach Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea moorei (S.L. Welsh) N.D. Atwood & S.L. Welsh Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea munroana (Douglas ex Lindl.) Spach ex A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Sphaeralcea obtusiloba G. Don Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea orbiculata (Greene) Jeps. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea orcuttii Rose Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea palmeri Rose Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea parryi (Greene) Jeps. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nelson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea patagonica Speg. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea pedatifida (A. Gray) A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea peteroana Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea philippiana Krapov. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea plicata Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea polychroma La Duke Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea procera Ced.Porter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea psoraloides S.L. Welsh Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea pulchella Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea pulchella Jeps. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea purpurata Krapov. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea purpurea Parish ex Jeps. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea reflexa Fryxell, Valdés-Reyna & Villarreal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea rupestris Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea rusbyi A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Sphaeralcea rydbergii Tidestr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea sandemanii J.F. Macbr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea sessiliflora Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea speciosa A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea sulphurea S. Watson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea thurberi (A.Gray) Tidestr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea triflora Hassk. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea valparidisea Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea velutina C. Presl Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeralcea vidali Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea viridis Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea vulgaris Rojas Acosta Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sphaeralcea wrightii A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18

Statistics

The Plant List includes 170 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Sphaeralcea. Of these 53 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 68 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Sphaeralcea. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 170 species names for the genus Sphaeralcea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 53 31.2%
Synonym 77 45.3%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 40 23.5%

All names

The status of the 238 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Sphaeralcea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 65 27.3%
Synonym 131 55.0%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 42 17.6%

The confidence with which the status of the 170 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Sphaeralcea, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 53 77 0 0 130 76.5%
Low confidence 0 0 0 40 40 23.5%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Sphaeralcea is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 49 62 0 4 0 115 67.6%
WCSP (in review) 4 15 0 36 0 55 32.4%