Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Malvaceae | Corchorus aestuans var. 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 West Indies and northern coast of South America. | ![]() |
Malvaceae | Corchorus hirtus | Hairy Jute, Red Jute, Orinoco Jute, Moralia | Disturbed areas. | Native of Mexico, Central America, South America, and West Indies. Nativity in TX and AZ is disputed and uncertain. | ![]() |
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 | Corchorus tridens | Horn-fruited Jute. | Ballast waif. | Native of the Paleotropics. |