Plant: Subshrub; to 1 m tall, stellate-tomentulose Leaves: broadly ovate, mostly 3-7 cm long, sharply serrate Inflorescence: compact panicle Flowers: calyx 6-8 mm long; petals 9-15 mm long; staminal column 3-4 mm long, pallid; styles 5 Fruit: a schizocarp, more or less cylindrical, 6-7 mm long, 7-9 mm diameter, coarsely stellate-pubescent; mericarps 5, apically acute, 3-seeded. SEEDS 2 mm long Misc: In open arid habitats; 550-900 m (1800-3100 ft); flowering throughout the year REFERENCES: Fryxell, Paul A. 1994. Malvaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 222-236.