Plant: shrub; to 2.5(-4) m tall, densely and roughly pubescent Leaves: ovate (1-2 times as long as wide), obscurely denticulate, mostly 4-8 cm long INFLORESCENCE: solitary in the leaf axils or on axillary racemes Flowers: calyx 5-7 mm long; petals blue-lavender, 12-21 mm long Fruit: FRUITS sparsely pubescent schizocarp, 7-8 mm long; mericarps ca. 10, winged and often purplish distally, usually with a solitary seed in the basal cell, 2 abortive ovules in the upper cell. SEEDS 1.9 mm long, minutely scabridulous Misc: Sandy washes; 150-500 m (500-1500 ft); Mar-Oct REFERENCES: Fryxell, Paul A. 1994. Malvaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 222-236.