Carolina Bristlemallow

(Modiola caroliniana)

Description

Glade-mallow is a dioecious plant native to parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes region, where it inhabits alluvial terraces and floodplains. In New England it is considered introduced where it occurs in Maine and Vermont.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Malvales

Family:Malvaceae

Genus:Modiola

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