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Name - Modiola caroliniana (L.) G. Don |
Family
- Malvaceae |
| Creeping, prostrate perennial
rooting at nodes. Leaves, alternate, with six to seven
lobes and irregular toothed margins. Flowers, orange-red
to deep purplish-pink, born singly from stem nodes. Fruit
composed of a ring of 15 to 25 sections that radiate out
from a central point of attachment. Reproduces by seed.
Frequently found on the lower Piedmont and Coastal plain
regions of the southern states, Virginia south into Florida,
and west to Texas, California and Hawaii. Also occurs
in the West Indies, Mexico, Central and South America,
South Africa and Australia. |
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