Plant: shrub; 2-3 m tall, densely and roughly pubescent Leaves: ovate to lanceolate (1.5-4 times as long as wide), obscurely denticulate, mostly 4-10 cm long INFLORESCENCE: solitary in the leaf axils or on axillary racemes Flowers: calyx 5-6 mm long; petals yellow, 6-9 mm long Fruit: FRUITS sparsely pubescent schizocarp, 7-8 mm long; mericarps ca. 10, winged and often purplish distally, with a solitary seed in the basal cell and 2 seeds in the upper cell; SEEDS 2.2 mm long, pubescent, the hairs less than 0.5 mm long Misc: Dry rocky hillsides; 300-1100 m (1000-3500 ft); flowering throughout the year Notes: dense yellowish hairs cover plant References: P. Fryxell - Malvaceae - JANAS 27:222-236.J.C. Hickman, ed. The Jepson Manual.ASU specimens.