Latin name: Eremalche parryi (Greene) Greene ssp. kernensis (C.B. Wolf) D.M. Bates Pronunciation: er-em-AL-kee PARE-ee-eye ker-NEN-sis Common name: Kern mallow Family: Malvaceae (Mallow) Habitat: Eroded hillsides, alkali flats to 3000', southern San Joaquin Valley Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Eremalche 2) parryi 3) kernensis |
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