Malvella lepidota (A.Gray) Fryxell

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Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Malvella

Characteristics

Stems prostrate, trailing, densely hairy with mixture of intergrading stellate and silvery-lepidote hairs. Leaves: petiole 1/2–2 times as long as blade; blade ± triangular to somewhat ovate, mostly 1–2 cm, usually 1–2(–3) times longer than wide, base truncate or cuneate, margins irregularly dentate, apex acute, surfaces densely hairy, hairs predominantly stellate abaxially, predominantly silvery-lepidote adaxially. Pedicels long, subequal to subtending leaves; involucellar bractlets usually 0, sometimes 3, filiform. Flowers: calyx 6–8 mm, silvery-lepidote, lobes cordate-ovate, bases plicate, apex acuminate; petals whitish or pale yellow, sometimes fading rose, asymmetric, 10–15 mm; stamens pallid, glabrous, staminal column antheriferous at apex; style ca. 7-branched, pallid, glabrous. Schizocarps 5–6 mm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Distribution

Malvella lepidota world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:150487-2
WFO ID wfo-0001077094
COL ID 3XRR7
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Synonyms

Disella lepidota Malvella lepidota Sida lepidota Sida leprosa var. depauperata Sida lepidota var. depauperata