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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution
Malvaceae	Abelmoschus	Okra, Gumbo
Malvaceae	Abelmoschus esculentus	Okra, Gumbo	Frequently cultivated in gardens, rarely persistent or self-seeding the year following.	Native of Africa. Reported for AR (Serviss & Peck 2017).
Malvaceae	Abutilon	Abutilon, Indian-mallow, Indian-hemp
Malvaceae	Abutilon abutiloides	Bushy Abutilon	Chaparral, disturbed areas.	S. TX, s. NM, and s. AZ south to s. Mexico; West Indies.
Malvaceae	Abutilon berlandieri		Scrub, other open, dry habitats.	S. TX south to COA, NLE, and TAM.
Malvaceae	Abutilon fruticosum	Texas Indian-mallow, Pelotazo	Prairies, limestone outcrops, other open, dry areas.	N. AR, OK, and ne. NM south through TX and NM to Mexico (CHH, COA, COL, JAL, NLE, PUE, SLP, TAM, VER, ZAC).
Malvaceae	Abutilon grandifolium	Hairy Indian-mallow	Disturbed areas.	Native of South America.
Malvaceae	Abutilon hirtum		Disturbed areas.	Native of the Old World tropics.
Malvaceae	Abutilon hulseanum		Disturbed areas, pine flatwoods (FL), palm groves (TX).	N. peninsular FL (Alachua County) south to s. peninsular FL; West Indies; South America.
Malvaceae	Abutilon hypoleucum		Dry shrublands and disturbed open areas.	Rio Grande Valley of s. TX and adjacent n. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Abutilon incanum		{not present in Flora area}
Malvaceae	Abutilon permolle	Velvety Abutilon, Coastal Plain Indian-mallow	Rockland hammocks, disturbed uplands.	C. and s. peninsular FL; West Indies; s. Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Malvaceae	Abutilon theophrasti	Velvetleaf, Pie-marker, Butterprint, China-jute	Crop fields, roadsides, disturbed areas.	Native of s. Asia.
Malvaceae	Abutilon trisulcatum	Amantillo	Subtropical woodlands, shrublands.	S. TX south to Mexico and Central America; West Indies.
Malvaceae	Abutilon wrightii		Dry, open habitats.	S., c, and w. TX, s. NM, and se. AZ south to n. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Alcea	Hollyhock
Malvaceae	Alcea rosea	Hollyhock, Amapola Grande	Roadsides, dumps, frequently cultivated, less commonly escaped or persistent.	Native of Eurasia. Reported for AR (Serviss & Peck 2017).
Malvaceae	Alcea rugosa	Russian Hollyhock	Disturbed areas, cultivated and less commonly escaped or persistent.	Native of e. Europe and w. Asia. Reported for MD (FNA).
Malvaceae	Allowissadula
Malvaceae	Allowissadula holosericea		Open areas, roadsides.	Ec. TX west to se. NM, south to Mexico (COA, NLE, SLP, TAM, others).
Malvaceae	Allowissadula lozanoi		Scrub, disturbed areas.	S. TX south to TAM and NLE.
Malvaceae	Althaea	Marsh-mallow
Malvaceae	Althaea officinalis	Marshmallow	Marshes.	Native of Europe.
Malvaceae	Anoda	Anoda
Malvaceae	Anoda cristata	Spurred Anoda, Violeta	Cultivated and fallow fields, other disturbed areas.	Native of sw. United States, Mexico, and Central and South America.
Malvaceae	Anoda pentaschista		Open woodlands and tropical thickets, agricultural fields, disturbed areas.	S. TX, w. TX, s. NM, s. AZ, s. CA south to s. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Ayenia	Ayenia, Kidneypetal
Malvaceae	Ayenia euphrasiifolia ssp. euphrasiifolia	Eyebright Ayenia	Pine rocklands, marl prairies, disturbed areas over limestone.	S. peninsular FL; Cuba.
Malvaceae	Ayenia limitaris	Rio Grande Ayenia, Tamaulipan Kidneypetal	Subtropical evergreen/deciduous woodlands on alluvial deposits on floodplains and terraces, on calcareous or clay soils, in the Rio Grande Valley.	Extreme s. TX (Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties), TAM, COA, JAL, ZAC, AGU.
Malvaceae	Ayenia pilosa	Dwarf Ayenia	Edges of thickets.	S. TX, w. TX, s. NM, south to n. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Bastardia
Malvaceae	Bastardia viscosa var. viscosa	Sticky Bastardia	Palm groves , tropical thickets, disturbed areas.	Lower Rio Grande Valley of s. TX, south through Mexico and Central America to n. South America; West Indies.
Malvaceae	Billieturnera
Malvaceae	Billieturnera helleri	Billieturnera, Copper Sida	Saline soils.	S. TX south to ne. Mexico (COA, NLE, TAM).
Malvaceae	Callirhoe	Poppy-mallow
Malvaceae	Callirhoe alcaeoides	Pale Poppy-mallow, Plains Winecup	Calcareous prairies, glades, and other open habitats.	E. NE south through e. and OK to c. TX; disjunct and scattered eastward in IA, MO, AR, nw. LA, IL, s. IN, c. KY, c. TN, and c. AL (Dorr 1990).
Malvaceae	Callirhoe bushii	Bush's Poppy-mallow	Prairies, glades, bottomland forests.	Sw. IA south through MO and e. KS to AR and OK.
Malvaceae	Callirhoe digitata	Winecup, Fringed Poppy-mallow, Finger Poppy-mallow	Prairies and calcareous glades.	MO, and se. KS south to nw. LA and s. OK.
Malvaceae	Callirhoe involucrata var. involucrata	Purple Poppy-mallow	Upland prairies, disturbed areas.	IL, sw. MN, NE, and WY south to AR, nw. LA, TX, and ne. NM; adventive eastwards at isolated locations.
Malvaceae	Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba		Grasslands and open woodlands on gravelly or sandy soil, disturbed areas, roadsides.	KS and CO south through OK, NM, and TX to Mexico.
Malvaceae	Callirhoe leiocarpa	Tall Poppy-mallow, Tall Winecup	Prairies, roadsides, oak woodlands.	Se. KS south through OK to s. TX.
Malvaceae	Callirhoe papaver	Woods Poppy-mallow	Longleaf pine woodlands, dry hammocks, glades, barrens, prairies, forest openings.	N. peninsular FL, Panhandle FL, and sw. GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009) west to e. TX and s. AR (Dorr 1990).
Malvaceae	Callirhoe pedata	Palmleaf Poppy-mallow	Prairies, open woodlands, and (eastwards, in nw. GA) occasionally mowed roadside and adjacent powerline right-of-way, with other species of calcareous prairie habitats, one occurrence recorded to date.	W. AR and OK, south to sc. TX; disjunct in nw. GA.
Malvaceae	Callirhoe triangulata	Sand Poppy-mallow, Clustered Poppy-mallow	Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy scrub, and other dry, open habitats.	Sc. NC south to GA (and n. FL?), and west to ec. MS; also sw. WI and ne. IA south to s. IN, s. IL, and se. MO.
Malvaceae	Cienfuegosia	Flymallow
Malvaceae	Cienfuegosia drummondii	Yellow Fugosia	Open areas over heavy and saline soils.	Se. and s. TX; South America (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay).
Malvaceae	Cienfuegosia yucatanensis	Yucatan Flymallow, Yellow Hibiscus	Coastal rock barrens, rockland hammock edges and gaps.	S. FL (Monroe County keys); West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba); Mexico (CAM, ROO, YUC).
Malvaceae	Corchorus	Jute
Malvaceae	Corchorus aestuans	Jute	Roadsides, other disturbed ground.	Native of Asia. Reported for Thomas County, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009).
Malvaceae	Corchorus hirsutus	Woolly Corchorus, Jackswitch, Cadillo, Mallet	Disturbed areas.	Native of tropical America.
Malvaceae	Corchorus hirtus	Hairy Jute, Red Jute, Orinoco Jute, Moralia	Disturbed areas.	Native of E. Indies.
Malvaceae	Corchorus siliquosus	Slippery Bur, Smooth Corchorus	Roadsides, disturbed rockland hammocks, other disturbed upland areas.	Native of West Indies, Mexico, Central America and perhaps s. FL.
Malvaceae	Firmiana	Chinese Parasol-tree, Phoenix Tree
Malvaceae	Firmiana simplex	Chinese Parasol-tree, Phoenix Tree	Planted and naturalized nearby.	Native of se. Asia, probably China.
Malvaceae	Gossypium	Cotton
Malvaceae	Gossypium barbadense	Sea-island Cotton, Egyptian Cotton, Pima Cotton, Extra-long-staple Cotton	Historically cultivated, presumably no longer present in our area.	Native of South America, Central America, and the West Indies.
Malvaceae	Gossypium hirsutum	Upland Cotton, Short-staple Cotton	Coastal hammocks, rockland hammock edges, coastal rock barrens (in FL peninsula), disturbed areas, a frequently cultivated crop, especially in sandy soils of the Coastal Plain, rarely adventive or a waif where grown.	Native of Central America, South America, the West Indies, and s. FL.
Malvaceae	Grewia
Malvaceae	Grewia asiatica	Phalsa	Disturbed areas.	Native of Asia.
Malvaceae	Grewia biloba var. parviflora	Grewia	Roadbanks, apparently locally escaping from horticultural plantings.	Native of the China and Korea.
Malvaceae	Herissantia	Bladdermallow
Malvaceae	Herissantia crispa	Bladdermallow, Friega Plato	Rockland hammocks, coastal hammocks, coastal berms, coastal rock barrens (FL), chaparral, thornscrub (TX), disturbed areas over limestone.	S. FL; West Indies; s. TX west to s. CA, south through Mexico and Central America to South America.
Malvaceae	Hermannia	Burstwort
Malvaceae	Hermannia texana	Texas Burstwort, Texas Hermannia	Upland prairies and juniper-oak woodlands, Tamaulipan scrub, dunes.	C. and s. TX south to Mexico (COA, NLE, SLP, TAM).
Malvaceae	Hibiscus	Hibiscus, Rose-mallow
Malvaceae	Hibiscus acetosella	African Rose-mallow, Redleaf Hibiscus, Cranberry Hibiscus, False Roselle	Pine flatwoods, disturbed areas.	Native of Africa.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus aculeatus	Savanna Hibiscus, Comfort-root	Wet to moist pine savannas, swamp forests, coastal marsh transitions, dry sandy or loamy soils of maritime forest edges.	Se. NC south to sc. peninsular FL, west to LA and extreme e. TX.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus bifurcatus	Rough Pink Hibiscus	Habitat unknown in FL, probably cultivated only.	Native of West Indies, Central America, and South America.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus cannabinus	Kenaf, Brown Indian-hemp	Disturbed areas.	Native of the Paleotropics.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus clypeatus ssp. clypeatus	Congo Mahoe	Riparian woodlands.	Se. TX, ne. and se. Mexico to Central America (Belize, Guatemala); West Indies.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus coccineus	Scarlet Hibiscus	Marshes (including inland salt marshes), swamp forests, roadside swales, cultivated as an ornamental in yards, in much of our area presumably introduced from farther south, but sometimes appearing native.	S. GA and s. AL south to s. FL, west to s. AL, and s. MS (a wider distribution is the result of naturalization from horticultural use). Reported from e. MD and Coastal Plain of DE (W. Longbottom, pers.comm. 2022).
Malvaceae	Hibiscus dasycalyx	Neches River Hibiscus	Alluvial marshes.	Endemic to e. TX (Cherokee, Harrison, Houston, and Trinity counties).
Malvaceae	Hibiscus furcellatus	Lindenleaf Rose-mallow	Florida scrub, scrubby flatwoods, mesic flatwoods, depression marshes, dry disturbed areas.	Peninsular FL (east coast from Brevard County south to Broward County); West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus grandiflorus	Large-flowered Hibiscus, Swamp Hibiscus	Tidal marshes, swamps, lakeshores, wet pine flatwoods and savannas.	E. GA (Chatham Co., adjacent to the SC border) (Jones & Coile 1988) and historically apparently in se. SC (Mellichamp 1889) south to s. FL, west to e. LA; w. Cuba.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus laevis	Smooth Rose-mallow, Halberd-leaved Marsh-mallow, Showy Hibiscus	Freshwater marshes, exposed riverbanks, sandbars.	S. PA south to FL Panhandle, west to TX; north in the interior to around the Great Lakes.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus lasiocarpos	Western Rose-mallow	Marshes, swamps.	KY, IN, IL, MO, KS, and NM south to Panhandle FL (?), AL, MS, LA, TX, and CHI (Villaseñor 2016).
Malvaceae	Hibiscus leucophyllus		Coastal prairies.	W. LA west to se. TX.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus martianus	Heartleaf Hibiscus, Tulipán del Monte, Mountain Rosemallow	Thornscrub and open woodlands.	S. TX to w. TX, south to c. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus moscheutos	Eastern Rose-mallow, Mallow Rose	Marshes, swamps, river sandbars.	E. MA west to MI, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus mutabilis	Dixie Rose-mallow; Confederate Rose-mallow	Disturbed areas, persistent (at least) from horticultural use.	Native of Asia.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus poeppigii	Poeppig’s Hibiscus, Cupidito	Rockland hammocks, coastal rock barrens.	S. FL (Miami-Dade and Monroe counties); West Indies; Mexico (CAM, CHP, ROO, SLP, TAM, VER, YUC), Central America (Guatemala).
Malvaceae	Hibiscus radiatus	Monarch Hibiscus	Disturbed areas.	Native of Asia.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Garden Hibiscus, Garden Rose-mallow, Shoeblack-plant	Disturbed areas; apparently of garden origin.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus schizopetalus	Fringed Rose-mallow, Chinese-lantern	Disturbed areas.	Native of Africa.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus striatus ssp. lambertianus	Striped Rose-mallow	Marshes, especially coastal.	Se. and s. TX; s. Mexico (TAB), Central America, and South America; West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica).
Malvaceae	Hibiscus syriacus	Rose-of-Sharon, Shrubby Althaea	Escaped or persistent after cultivation, often spreading by rhizomes.	Native of e. Asia.
Malvaceae	Hibiscus trionum	Flower-of-an-Hour, Venice Mallow, Bladder Ketmia	Fields, roadsides, railroad yards, disturbed areas.	Native of Europe or Africa. Reported for Ware County, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009).
Malvaceae	Iliamna	Globe-mallow
Malvaceae	Iliamna corei	Peters Mountain Mallow	In shallow soil in crevices of outcroppings of Clinch sandstone, near the summit of Peters Mountain.	Endemic to the summit of Peters Mountain, Giles County, VA.
Malvaceae	Iliamna remota	Kankakee Globe-mallow	Shores and gravel bars along rivers, and along railroad embankments.	W. VA; nw. IN and ne. IL.
Malvaceae	Kosteletzkya	Seashore-mallow
Malvaceae	Kosteletzkya depressa	White Fen-rose	Tidal marshes, coastal berms.	S. FL; West Indies; s. TX south through Mexico and Central America to South America.
Malvaceae	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Seashore-mallow, Saltmarsh-mallow, Fen-rose	Brackish to freshwater tidal marshes.	NY (Long Island) south to s. FL, west to TX; West Indies (Cuba); also early introduced in Europe, Linnaeus's name based on its occurrence in Venice).
Malvaceae	Kosteletzkya smilacifolia	Florida Seashore-mallow	Freshwater marshes.	Endemic in peninsular FL.
Malvaceae	Krapovickasia	Physalastrum	Oak woodlands, grassy areas.	Native of n. Mexico (NLE, SLP, TAM).
Malvaceae	Krapovickasia physaloides		Oak woodlands, grassy areas.	Native of n. Mexico (NLE, SLP, TAM), and maybe TX.
Malvaceae	Lavatera	Rose Mallow
Malvaceae	Lavatera trimestris	Rose-mallow	Disturbed areas.	Native of Mediterraean Europe and w. Asia.
Malvaceae	Malachra	Leafbract
Malvaceae	Malachra alceifolia	Yellow Leafbract	Disturbed coastal uplands.	Native of West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Reported for Miami-Dade County (Lange, Bradley, & Sadle [in prep.]).
Malvaceae	Malachra capitata	Malva de Caballo	Palm groves, thickets, fields, disturbed areas.	S. FL (possibly introduced only); West Indies, se. TX south through Mexico and Central America to South America.
Malvaceae	Malachra urens		Tidal marshes, disturbed areas.	S. FL; West Indies (Cuba, Puerto Rico).
Malvaceae	Malva	Mallow
Malvaceae	Malva alcea	Vervain Mallow	Cultivated as a horticultural ornamental, escaped or persistent to roadsides, disturbed areas, old house-sites.	Native of Eurasia.
Malvaceae	Malva moschata	Musk Mallow, Rose Mallow	Pastures, roadsides, barnyards.	Native of Europe.
Malvaceae	Malva neglecta	Common Mallow, Cheeses	Pastures, roadsides, barnyards.	Native of Europe.
Malvaceae	Malva nicaeensis	Bull mallow	On ballast, disturbed area.	Native of Mediterranean Europe.
Malvaceae	Malva parviflora	Little Mallow, Small-flowered Mallow	Disturbed areas.	Native of Mediterranean Europe.
Malvaceae	Malva pusilla	Small Mallow, Dwarf Mallow, Cheeses	Pastures, roadsides, barnyards.	Native of Europe.
Malvaceae	Malva setigera	Rough Marshmallow	Waif on ballast.	Native of Mediterranean Europe and w. Asia.
Malvaceae	Malva sylvestris	Common Mallow, High Mallow, Cheeses	Pastures, roadsides, barnyards.	Native of Europe.
Malvaceae	Malva verticillata	Whorled Mallow	Disturbed areas.	Native of e. Asia. Reported as an introduction as far south as s. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007), MD, WV (Strausbaugh & Core 1978), DE, and DC.
Malvaceae	Malvaceae	Mallow Family
Malvaceae	Malvastrum	False-mallow
Malvaceae	Malvastrum americanum	American False-mallow, Malva Loca	Palm groves (TX), tropical thickets, disturbed areas.	FL, e. and s. TX south through Mexico and Central America to South America; West Indies; also in the Old World tropics.
Malvaceae	Malvastrum aurantiacum	Wright's Mallow	Stream banks, floodplain prairies, pastures.	Endemic to TX.
Malvaceae	Malvastrum corchorifolium		Disturbed areas, coastal hammocks.	FL and AL south to Central America; West Indies.
Malvaceae	Malvastrum coromandelianum	Three-lobe Mallow	Coastal hammocks, disturbed areas; eastwards a waif on ballast or wool waste.	Native of tropical America (TX to Argentina). Northern occurrences, such as in PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993) and NJ (Kartesz 1999), represent old records of ballast or wool waste waifs.
Malvaceae	Malvastrum hispidum	Yellow Mallow, Hairy False-mallow	Limestone barrens.	KY, w. VA (Lee County [Fleming & Ludwig 1996]), c. TN, and n. AL; e. IN; IL west to IA, KS, and OK.
Malvaceae	Malvaviscus	Wax-mallow
Malvaceae	Malvaviscus arboreus		Disturbed areas, waif or weakly spreading from horticultural use.	Native of New World tropics.
Malvaceae	Malvaviscus drummondii	Wax-mallow, Turk's-cap Mallow, Drummond Wax-mallow	Open areas, streambanks, disturbed areas.	Native west of the Mississippi, in LA, s. AR, e. and c. TX south into n. Mexico. First reported for NC and SC by Leonard (1971b). Although Turner & Mendenhall (1993) cite Leonard’s specimens as M. arboreus var. arboreus, they were correctly determined by Leonard as M. drummondii.
Malvaceae	Malvaviscus penduliflorus	Turk’s-cap Mallow, Mazapan	Disturbed areas.	Native of tropical America.
Malvaceae	Malvella	Alkali-mallow
Malvaceae	Malvella lepidota	Scurfy Alkali-mallow	Saline soil of mud flats and shores.	Nc. TX, AZ, and NM south to n. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Malvella leprosa	Broadleaf Alkali-mallow	Heavy, saline soils.	W. KS, UT, ID, and WA south to c. TX, w. TX, NM, AZ, Mexico, and South America.
Malvaceae	Malvella sagittifolia	Arrowleaf Alkali-mallow	Saline soils, mudflats.	Se. TX, n. TX, s. CO and AZ south to Mexico.
Malvaceae	Melochia	Chocolate-weed
Malvaceae	Melochia corchorifolia	Chocolate-weed	Sandy fields, especially in low, wet places.	Native of the Old World tropics.
Malvaceae	Melochia nodiflora		Disturbed uplands.	Native of the Neotropics.
Malvaceae	Melochia pyramidata var. pyramidata	Pyramid-flower, Anglepod Melochia, Smooth Melochia	Disturbed areas.	S. FL; West Indies; LA and TX south through Mexico and Central America to South America.
Malvaceae	Melochia spicata var. spicata	Bretonica-peluda	Calcareous pine flatwoods, disturbed areas.	Probably native in peninsular FL, and widely distributed in tropical America, the original distribution somewhat uncertain.
Malvaceae	Melochia tomentosa var. tomentosa	Teabush, Woolly Pyramidbush, Velvety Melochia, Broomwood	Pine rocklands (FL), open subtropical woodlands and brushlands (TX).	S. FL (where perhaps extirpated); West Indies; s. Texas, Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Malvaceae	Meximalva	Meximalva
Malvaceae	Meximalva filipes	Texas-fan, Meximalva	In grasslands, shrublands, and woodlands on limestone or caliche.	C. and s. TX, ne. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Modiola	Bristly-mallow
Malvaceae	Modiola caroliniana	Bristly-mallow	Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas, pondshores, edges of brackish marshes; probably adventive in our area from an original native range in South America.	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.
Malvaceae	Napaea	Glade-mallow
Malvaceae	Napaea dioica	Glade-mallow	Floodplains.	Scattered from MD, OH, IN, IL, sw. WI, and se. MN; disjunct in w. VA. The original distribution of this scarce species has been much debated; see the interesting discussion of this species’ occurrence in VA in Wieboldt et al. (1998).
Malvaceae	Pavonia
Malvaceae	Pavonia hastata	Swampmallow	Mesic flatwoods, roadsides, disturbed areas.	Native of tropical America. In se. GA (Jones & Coile 1988).
Malvaceae	Pavonia lasiopetala	Wright's Pavonia	Rocky woodlands.	Edwards Plateau and adjacent areas, n. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Pavonia paludicola	Mangrove Mallow	Tidal swamps, tidal marshes, mangroves, disturbed wetlands.	S. FL; West Indies; Central America and South America.
Malvaceae	Pavonia spinifex	Gingerbush, Pavonia	Hammocks.	E. SC; ne. FL and peninsular FL; Bermuda; Bahamas; West Indies; tropical America. Reported for the vicinity of Charleston, SC on the basis of a specimen collected by Bachman (Chapman 1878). Small (1933) considered this species as likely native, at least in FL.
Malvaceae	Pseudabutilon
Malvaceae	Pseudabutilon umbellatum		Dry shrublands, adjacent disturbed areas.	S. TX, Mexico, Central America, and South America; West Indies.
Malvaceae	Rhynchosida
Malvaceae	Rhynchosida physocalyx	Spearleaf Sida	Disturbed areas, forests, woodlands, prairies.	TX, NM, and AZ south to Mexico and South America.
Malvaceae	Ripariosida	Virginia-mallow	A monotypic genus, a robust perennial herb, of nc. United States.
Malvaceae	Ripariosida hermaphrodita	Virginia Sida, Virginia-mallow	Sandy or rocky areas along riverbanks.	C. PA and MD west to s. OH, south to DC, WV, w. VA, and ne. TN; disjunct in nw. OH and ne. IN (where presumably native) and with additional collections from e. MA, NY (Long Island), s. NJ, s. MI, and s. ON (where presumably adventive or persistent from horticultural use) (Spooner et al. 1985).
Malvaceae	Sida	Sida
Malvaceae	Sida abutilifolia	Creeping Sida, Spreading Fanpetals	Rockland hammocks (FL), coastal rock barrens (FL), rocky or sandy grasslands or woodlands, dry disturbed areas.	S. FL; West Indies; sw. United States (OK, TX, NM, AZ) south through Mexico and Central America to South America. Sometimes (unwarrantedly) considered all or partly introduced in the United States.
Malvaceae	Sida antillensis	West Indian Sida	Disturbed coastal uplands, sandy areas.	S. FL (where possibly only introduced); West Indies; Central America.
Malvaceae	Sida ciliaris	Bracted Sida, Fringed Sida, Salmon Sida	Dry open areas, disturbed areas.	E., se., and s. TX south to Mexico; West Indies; South America.
Malvaceae	Sida cordata		Waif on ore piles.	Native of tropical and subtropical Asia.
Malvaceae	Sida cordifolia	Malva Blanca, Greatleaf Sida, Llima	Disturbed sandhills, disturbed hammocks, roadsides, disturbed areas.	Native of Old World tropics (perhaps India).
Malvaceae	Sida elliottii var. elliottii	Coastal Plain Sida	Stream banks, sandy openings, pineland pond margins, limestone glades and barrens, mesic hammocks.	Var. elliottii ranges from se. VA south to n. FL, west to LA and north in the interior to c. TN and se. MO.
Malvaceae	Sida elliottii var. parviflora	Chapman’s Sida	Pine rocklands, mesic pine flatwoods, disturbed uplands.	Peninsular FL; se. TX south into montane e. Mexico to Guatemala.
Malvaceae	Sida glabra	Smooth Sida	Agricultural areas.	Native of Neotropics.
Malvaceae	Sida lindheimeri	Showy Sida	Beaches, open sandy areas, open woodlands, scrub, disturbed areas.	Native of TX south into Mexico (CHH, COA, NLE, TAM, VER).
Malvaceae	Sida linifolia	Flaxleaf Sida	On ballast, last collected in 1886 and seemingly only a waif.	Native of West Indies.
Malvaceae	Sida littoralis	Florida Sida	Maritime hammocks, disturbed open areas.	Apparently endemic to c. peninsular FL (Lee County, Captiva and La Costa islands)
Malvaceae	Sida planicaulis	Flatstem Sida, Brazilian Wireweed	Disturbed oak hammocks.	Native of Brazil.
Malvaceae	Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia	Arrowleaf Sida, Axocatzin	Roadsides, fields, gardens, disturbed areas.	Southeastern North America west to TX, south through Mexico, Central America, and n. South America; West Indies; the original distribution of this species is uncertain, but Fryxell & Hill in FNA (2015) suggest it is native to the Old World tropics.
Malvaceae	Sida rubromarginata	Redleaf Sida	Disturbed areas.	Endemic to peninsular FL (reported from Leon, Hillsborough and Sarasota counties).
Malvaceae	Sida santaremensis	Brazilian Sida, Moth Fanpetals	Sandy disturbed areas.	Native of South America.
Malvaceae	Sida spinosa	Prickly Sida, Prickly-mallow, False-mallow	Disturbed areas, wet fields.	Native of the Neotropics and Paleotropics.
Malvaceae	Sida tragiifolia		On limestone or caliche.	S. TX, w. TX, and s. AZ south to n. Mexico (CHH, COA, NLE, SON, TAM).
Malvaceae	Sida ulmifolia	Broomweed, Wireweed	Disturbed areas.	Native of the Tropics, the original northern limit uncertain. Usually considered native in peninsular FL, but the area of nativity uncertain.
Malvaceae	Sida urens	Bristly Sida, Tropical Fanpetals	Disturbed areas.	Native of tropical America. Discovered as an introduction in Broward County in 2008 (Fryxell & Hill 2015m).
Malvaceae	Sidastrum
Malvaceae	Sidastrum paniculatum	Cadillo liso	Shrublands and coastal thickets.	S. TX, Mexico, Central America, and South America; West Indies; Africa.
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea	Globemallow
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea angustifolia	Copper Globe-mallow	Sandy or rocky soils, disturbed areas.	W. NE, s. CO, s. UT, NV, and CA south to s. Mexico.
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea bonariensis		Waif on ballast.	Native of Argentina.
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea coccinea	Scarlet Globe-mallow, Cowboy's Delights	Sandy and gravelly open areas, roadsides.	MB west to BC, south to TX, NM, AZ, and n. Mexico (CHH, NLE).
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea hastulata	Spear Globemallow	Plains, grasslands or shrublands, especially in caliche, saline, or gyp areas.	TX, NM, and AZ south to Mexico.
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea lindheimeri	Woolly Globemallow	Sandy soils.	S. TX.
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea pedatifida	Palmleaf Globemallow	Thornscrub in sandy and rocky areas.	S. TX south to COA and TAM.
Malvaceae	Talipariti	Mahoe
Malvaceae	Talipariti pernambucense	Mahoe, Sea Hibiscus	Coastal strands, coastal berms.	Native of tropical America (probably not native to s. FL).
Malvaceae	Talipariti tiliaceum	Yellow Mahoe	Coastal strands, coastal berms, hammocks, disturbed areas.	Native of tropical Asia.
Malvaceae	Thespesia	Portia-tree
Malvaceae	Thespesia populnea	Portia-tree, Seaside Mahoe	Coastal strands, coastal berms, hammocks, disturbed areas.	Native of tropical Asia.
Malvaceae	Tilia	Basswood, Whitewood, Linden, Linn
Malvaceae	Tilia ×europaea	Common European Linden, Lime	Suburban woodlands; uncommonly planted, rarely naturalizing.	Native of Europe.
Malvaceae	Tilia americana var. americana	Northern Basswood	Rich coves, rocky slopes, metabasalt boulderfields, rich north-facing river bluffs, calcareous Coastal Plain ravines.	NB and MB south to e. VA, w. NC, and OK.
Malvaceae	Tilia americana var. caroliniana	Southern Basswood, Carolina Basswood	Mesic forests, in the outer Coastal Plain usually associated with shell deposits, Indian shell middens, or underlying coquina limestone ("marl").	NC south to c. peninsular FL and west to OK and c. TX.
Malvaceae	Tilia americana var. heterophylla	Mountain Basswood, White Basswood, Linn	Rich coves and mesic to dry slopes (the drier sites usually on limestone), often one of the most abundant trees in Southern Appalachian cove forests.	Centered in the Southern Appalachians: sw. PA and WV south to c. NC, wc. GA, FL Panhandle, and westward as disjunct populations to the Ozarkian Highlands of s. MO and n. AR.
Malvaceae	Tilia cordata	Small-leaved Linden, Small-leaved Lime	Suburban woodlands, uncommonly planted, rarely naturalizing.	Native of Europe. Reported as naturalizing into suburban woodlands in Arlington County, VA (Wright et al. 2023).
Malvaceae	Tilia petiolaris	Pendant Silver Linden	From horticultural use.	Native of se. Europe and w. Asia.
Malvaceae	Tilia platyphyllos	Large-leaved Linden, Large-leaved Lime	Uncommonly planted, rarely and sparsely naturalizing in our area.	Native of Europe.
Malvaceae	Triumfetta
Malvaceae	Triumfetta pentandra	Five-stamen Burbark	Disturbed areas.	Native of tropical America.
Malvaceae	Triumfetta rhomboidea	Diamond Burbark	Disturbed areas.	Native of tropical America.
Malvaceae	Triumfetta semitriloba	Mosote, Burweed	Disturbed areas.	Native of tropical America. In sw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988) and s. peninsular FL.
Malvaceae	Urena	Caesarweed
Malvaceae	Urena lobata	Caesarweed, Bur Mallow, Congo Jute	Swamps, moist flatwoods, etc., roadsides, vacant lots; an especially bad weed of moist habitats.	Native of se. Asia. Introduced to se. SC via landscaping plantings, spreading to vacant lots and roadsides (P. McMillan, pers. comm., 2005).
Malvaceae	Urena sinuata		Disturbed areas, also as a waif on ballast.	Native of tropical s. Asia. Reported for Broward County, FL (Lange, Bradley, & Sadle [in prep.]).
Malvaceae	Waltheria	Raichie
Malvaceae	Waltheria bahamensis		Pine rocklands, hammocks, beaches.	S. FL; Bahamas.
Malvaceae	Waltheria indica	Sleepy Morning, Basora Prieta, Uhaloa, Hierba del Soldado	Pine rocklands, marl prairies, coastal grasslands, coastal rock barrens, rocky or sandy open areas (TX), disturbed uplands.	FL peninsula; West Indies; S. and se. TX and s. AZ south through Mexico and Central America to South America; extensive in the Paleotropics.
Malvaceae	Wissadula	Velvetleaf
Malvaceae	Wissadula hernandioides	Big Yellow Velvetleaf	Tropical woodlands (TX), disturbed areas.	Native of tropical America.
Malvaceae	Wissadula parvifolia			Endemic to s. TX.
Malvaceae	Wissadula periplocifolia		Open woodlands and sacahuista grasslands.	S. TX south through Mexico to South America; West Indies.

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