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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Melochia corchorifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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Read more about Chocolate-weed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Melochia corchorifolia
FAMILY
Sterculiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Melochia corchorifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Melochia corchorifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Melochia corchorifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 123-02-001:
Melochia corchorifolia FAMILY Sterculiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melochia corchorifolia
COMMON NAME:
Chocolate-weed
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Melochia corchorifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Melochia corchorifolia
FAMILY
Sterculiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Melochia corchorifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Melochia corchorifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Melochia corchorifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 123-02-001:
Melochia corchorifolia
FAMILY
Sterculiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melochia corchorifolia
3103
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Sandy fields, especially in low, wet places, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Old World tropics
Uncommon in GA & SC, rare in NC
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Dull purplish
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p216
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p050
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