Horsfordia
| Horsfordia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Horsfordia Gray |
| Species | |
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4: See text | |
Horsfordia is a small genus of flowering plants in the mallow family known commonly as velvetmallows. There are four species which are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. These are hairy subshrubs which bear light pink, lavender, or red-orange flowers.
Species:
- Horsfordia alata
- Horsfordia exalata
- Horsfordia newberryi
- Horsfordia rotundifolia
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