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Malvaceae
Urena

not marked as a favorite taxon *Urena lobata Linnaeus. Common name: Caesarweed, Bur Mallow, Congo Jute. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Swamps, moist flatwoods, etc., roadsides, vacant lots; an especially bad weed of moist habitats. Distribution: Native of se. Asia. Introduced to se. SC via landscaping plantings, spreading to vacant lots and roadsides (P. McMillan, pers. comm., 2005).

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA6, GW2, K4, NS, S, S13, WH3, WI; = n/a — RAB; = Urena lobata L. ssp. lobata — POWO; = Urena lobata L. var. lobata. Basionym: Urena lobata L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Urena lobata - FNA6

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  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

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