Malvastrum coromandelianum
Family: Malvaceae
Plant Description: Perennial to 1 m high with ovate or broadly lanceolate leaves 2-8 cm long. Flowers solitary or slightly clustered, the petals 7-10 mm long, light orange-yellow.
Field Identification:
Plant Trivia: Often seen in gardens and waste sites. Leaves eaten by rabbits and are eaten by Texas tortoise.
Occurrence: Frequent on clay or loamy soils in openings and waste places along roads
Bloom Period: March-December
Plant Use:
Key to the Genus Malvastrum:
- Flowers in spikes…………………………………...M. americanum
Flowers mostly solitary……………………………………………………2
2. Petals 7-10 mm long…………………..M. coromandelianum
Petals 15-20 mm long………………………….M. aurantiacum
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