Plant: Subshrub; 0.5-1 m tall, the stems densely stellate-tomentose. Leaves: ovate to orbicular, dentate to subentire, densely tomentose, 1.5-3 cm long Flowers: solitary, short-pedicellate; bracts of involucel 0.5-4 mm long (or absent); calyx 11-15 mm long; petals 2-2.7 cm long. lavender or white, usually with a purplish spot at base Fruit: FRUITS capsule, globose, glabrous or pubescent apically, 7-8 mm long. SEEDS 2.5 mm long, sericeous, the hairs 3-4 mm long Misc: Deserts, washes and dry slopes; below 1100 m (3500 ft); flowering throughout the year Notes: seeds are hairy References: P. Fryxell - Malvaceae - JANAS 27:222-236. J.C. Hickman, ed. The Jepson Manual. Kearney & Peebles. Arizona Flora. ASU specimens.