Plant: subshrub; to 1.5 m tall Leaves: ovate, 2-10 cm long, dentate, pubescent Inflorescence: flowers solitary or in racemes or panicles Flowers: orange-yellow, solitary or in racemes or panicles; calyx 9-12 mm long, the lobes cordate; petals 10-12 mm long; staminal column 3-4 mm long, pubescent; styles 8-10 Fruit: FRUITS subequal to calyx, 10-16 mm diameter; mericarps 8-10, minutely stellate-pubescent and with longer simple hairs (0.5-1 mm) on dorsal margin. SEEDS 3 mm long, with scabridulous hairs arranged in a reticulate pattern Misc: In open arid habitats; generally below 1200 m (4000 ft); flowering throughout the year Notes: hairs are stellate References: P. Fryxell - Malvaceae - JANAS 27:222-236. ASU specimens. REFERENCES: Fryxell, Paul A. 1994. Malvaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 222-236.