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Malvaceae
Malvastrum

Malvastrum coromandelianum (Linnaeus) Garcke. Common name: Three-lobe Mallow. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Coastal hammocks, disturbed areas; eastwards a waif on ballast or wool waste. Distribution: 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.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA6, K4, Mex, NcTx, NE, NS, POWO, S, Tx, WH3, WI; = n/a — C, Pa; Malva coromandeliana Linnaeus. Basionym: Malva coromandeliana L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Malvastrum coromandelianum - 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 ⓘ: 6

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