Plant: Perennial herb; large taproot, the stems trailing to ascending, with scattered coarse stellate hairs Leaves: oblong-ovate, 2-5 cm long, coarsely pubescent, with ciliate margins Flowers: solitary in the leaf axils; calyx lobes broadly cordate, overlapping and strongly 5-angled basally; petals (in ours) 5-8 mm long, subequal to calyx; orange-yellow Fruit: FRUITS schizocarpic, oblate, blackish, glabrous; 8-9 mm diameter, surrounded by inflated calyx; mericarps 8-10, indurate, indehiscent, with long obtuse rostrum or beak, notably reticulate-veined laterally; SEEDS ca. 2 mm long, solitary, minutely pubescent Misc: In canyons and along waterways; 750-1500 m (2500-5000 ft); flowering throughout the year REFERENCES: Fryxell, Paul A. 1994. Malvaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 222-236.