Malva longifolia Sessé & Mociño; Sphaeralcea angustifolia subsp. cuspidata (A. Gray) Kearney; S. angustifolia var. cuspidata A. Gray; S. angustifolia var. violacea Burtt Davy; S. cuspidata (A. Gray) Britton; S. emoryi Torrey ex A. Gray var. nevadensis (Kearney) Kearney; S. stellata Torrey & A. Gray; Sphaeroma angustifolium (Cavanilles) Schlechtendal

Leaf blades linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, with or without hastate or angulate lobes. 2n = 10, 20, 30.

Flowering spring–fall. Arroyos, disturbed roadsides; 900–2200 m; Ariz., Calif., Colo., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., Okla., Tex., Utah; Mexico.