Spurred Anoda Family:
Mallow (Malvaceae) Grows to 2ft with hairy stems and rough arrow-shaped leaves. Pink-purple flowers are less than 1" across with five hairy pointed sepals. |
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It produces a bristly disc-shaped fruit with 9 to 20 segments. Each segment produces a seed.
Photo taken on:
September 11, 2011 Flora of North America reference. |