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Malvaceae
Modiola

not marked as a favorite taxon *Modiola caroliniana (Linnaeus) G. Don. Common name: Bristly-mallow, Pata de Chula. Phenology: Late Mar-Jun (sometimes later). Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas, pondshores, edges of brackish marshes; probably adventive in our area from an original native range in South America. Distribution: The original distribution unclear: sometimes considered as ranging as a native from SC south to FL, west to TX, south into the tropics, and adventive northward, but probably wholly introduced in the southeastern United States from a native distribution in South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: South America

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl4, FNA6, G, GW2, K4, NcTx, NE, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, WI; = n/a — Pa; Malva caroliniana Linnaeus. Basionym: Malva caroliniana L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Modiola caroliniana - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Modiola caroliniana© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Modiola caroliniana© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Modiola caroliniana© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Modiola caroliniana© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Modiola caroliniana© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Prostrate annual/biennial of lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas and pond shores. Probably adventive in our area and originally native to South America.

Stems: Stems sprawling, branched, often rooting at nodes, hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, to 2 3/4 in. long, divided into 3-7 toothed lobes, slightly hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers solitary on stalks arising from leaf axils, reddish-orange to purple-red, 1/3 in. wide, consisting of 5 oval petals around a center of 10-30 yellow stamens and red styles.

Fruits: Fruit a flat ring of 15-25 joined bristly, podlike, kidney-shaped segments.

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Height: to 2 1/2 ft.

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description: Prostrate annual/biennial of lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas and pond shores. Probably adventive in our area and originally native to South America.

stems: Stems sprawling, branched, often rooting at nodes, hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, to 2 3/4 in. long, divided into 3-7 toothed lobes, slightly hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers solitary on stalks arising from leaf axils, reddish-orange to purple-red, 1/3 in. wide, consisting of 5 oval petals around a center of 10-30 yellow stamens and red styles.

fruits: Fruit a flat ring of 15-25 joined bristly, podlike, kidney-shaped segments.

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