Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Malvaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems prostrate or ascending, often rooting at the nodes; lvs broadly ovate to subrotund, 3–5-cleft and irregularly incised; fls on elongate axillary pedicels; pet 3–5 mm; 2n=18. Moist or dry soil and waste places; tropical Amer., n. as a native to S.C. and reputedly Va., and occasionally farther as an adventive.
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Common Names
bristly mallow