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Pronunciation: sfeer-AL-see-a RUS-bee-eye er-em-i-KO-la
Common name: Rusby's desert mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Desert scrub to 4500', northern Mojave Desert Mts, Death Valley, Clark Mts, northeast San Bernardino Co.
Blooming period: May
Name derivations: 1) Sphaeralcea 2) rusbyi 3) eremicola