taken along roadside in arizona what is this plant/flower?

No leaves visible in your lovely photo but I wonder if it might be Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)

Or maybe

It looks like a Globemallow, Sphaeralcea genus. But there are many species in Arizona and I don't know enough to say which one.

that looks like it to me in the second photo plantladylin! and thank you horntoad!

There are around fifteen species of Globemallows recorded in Arizona.

http://bonap.net/Napa/TaxonMap...

This is un-related, but the photo you took looks so good I am making it my wallpaper. Thanks.

Its definitely Sphaeralcea sp. but there are several and they freely hybridize. I would stick with Sphaeralcea - locally, we call them Flame Checkers. I have several in my front yard. They grow well on old tailings piles and anywhere the soil is garbage (like my yard )

I thought I'd come back and add some photos taken in my yard in May:

They are so beautiful!! Wish they grew in Florida!

Its really dry here (less than 2 inches since January 1). They only grow in the areas NOT getting any extra water so probably won't grow in Florida, especially this week.

LOL, I don't think they'd survive 24 hours in the our year round humid conditions! ☀️🌧💦😰

Beautiful orange blooms! I hope you will add your photos to the database Daisy!
Desert Copper Globemallow (Sphaeralcea angustifolia)

Its most likely Sphaeralcea munroana

Its most likely Sphaeralcea munroana but I'm not positive.

How about the generic species entry then?
Globemallow (Sphaeralcea)

I was watching this thread with interest, because my little orange locals aren't nearly as impressive as Daisy's...those are fantastic. Hadn't thought I had a photo, but just stumbled across this:


This year I got a new cultivar which I didn't expect to see bloom until spring, but it surprised me last week:


I'm look forward to seeing what it does next year.

DaisyI said:I thought I'd come back and add some photos taken in my yard in May:

beautiful!

Thank you!