Plant: shrub; ca. 2 m tall, the young stems pentangular, glabrate Leaves: deeply 3-5-lobed, 5-15 cm long, the lobes narrowly lanceolate, with abaxial foliar nectary on main veins Inflorescence: flowers in sympodial inflorescences; bracts of the involucel ligulate, entire or apically trifid, 8-12 mm long Flowers: calyx 3 mm long; petals 1.5-2.5 cm long, pale yellow, often with vestigial red spot at base Fruit: capsular, 3-celled, subglobose to oblong, smooth, 1-1.5 cm long. SEEDS subglabrous Misc: On rocky hillsides and arroyo banks; 800-2450 m (2500-8000 ft); Aug-Oct REFERENCES: Fryxell, Paul A. 1994. Malvaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 222-236.