Plant guide: Munro's globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana)

Pamela L. S. Pavek; James H. Cane; Olga A. Kildisheva; Anthony S. Davis

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Plant guide: Munro's globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana)

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Authors:

Pamela L. S. Pavek, James H. Cane, Olga A. Kildisheva, Anthony S. Davis

Year:

2011

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Pullman, WA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Pullman Plant Materials Center. 5 p.

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Abstract

Munro's globemallow attracts many species of bees, a few of which are specialists, requiring pollen and nectar only from Sphaeralcea and related genera. These include the ground-nesting bees Diadasia diminuta, D. lutzi, and Colletes sphaeralcea. The Diadasia are proficient and dedicated pollinators, and have been found colonizing trial plots on research farms (Cane 2011).

Keywords

Munro's globemallow, Sphaeralcea munroana, perennial forb, subshrub, Malvaceae, pollinator plant, western US

Citation

Pavek, Pamela L. S.; Cane, James H.; Kildisheva, Olga A.; Davis, Anthony S. 2011. Plant guide: Munro's globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana). Pullman, WA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Pullman Plant Materials Center. 5 p.