Horsfordia

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.

Horsfordia
Horsfordia newberryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Tribe: Malveae
Genus: Horsfordia
A.Gray
Species

4: See text

Species:

  • Horsfordia alata
  • Horsfordia exalata
  • Horsfordia newberryi
  • Horsfordia rotundifolia


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