Horsfordia

taxobox
name = "Horsfordia"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Malvaceae
genus = "Horsfordia"
genus_authority = Gray
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 4: See text|

"Horsfordia" is a small genus of flowering plants in the mallow family known commonly as velvetmallows. There are four species which are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. These are hairy subshrubs which bear light pink, lavender, or red-orange flowers.

Species:
*"Horsfordia alata"
*"Horsfordia exalata"
*"Horsfordia newberryi"
*"Horsfordia rotundifolia"

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5042,5063 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HORSF USDA Plants Profile]