Close-up of Desert-Mallow

Hwy 178 between Shoshone and Death Valley, just west of Jubilee Pass
April 1978

Desert-Mallow is a perennial with woody lower stems that grows to three feet tall. It is conspicuous when in bloom in the spring as these plants may be covered with peach-red blossoms that may be up to one and one-half inches in diameter.

Photography by
Dr. Sharon Johnson
drsharonjohnson@comcast.net
Imagery & site design by
Kat G. Kalamaras