Sphaeralcea incana Torrey ex A. Gray var. oblongifolia A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 21. 1853; S. fendleri A. Gray subsp. elongata Kearney; S. fendleri var. elongata (Kearney) Kearney; S. fendleri var. perpallida (Cockerell) Cockerell; S. incana subsp. cuneata Kearney; S. incana var. cuneata (Kearney) Kearney; S. lobata Wooton; S. lobata var. perpallida Cockerell

Leaf blades broadly linear to broadly trullate, with broad lobes.

Flowering spring–fall. Arroyos, disturbed roadsides; 1200–2400 m; Ariz., Calif., Colo., Kans., N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua).