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Your search found 4 taxa in the family Sterculiaceae, Chocolate family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Common Name:
Chinese Parasol-tree, Japanese Varnishtree, Phoenix Tree
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Firmiana simplex FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Firmiana simplex FAMILY: Sterculiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Firmiana platanifolia 123-01-001 FAMILY: Sterculiaceae
Habitat: Forests, edges, disturbed areas; planted and naturalizing
Rare
Non-native: southeast Asia, probably China
Common Name: Chocolate-weed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Melochia corchorifolia FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Melochia corchorifolia FAMILY: Sterculiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Melochia corchorifolia 123-02-001 FAMILY: Sterculiaceae
Habitat: Sandy fields, especially in low, wet places
Uncommon in GA & SC, rare in NC
Non-native: Old World tropics
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Common Name:
Bretonica-peluda
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Melochia spicata var. spicata FAMILY: Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Melochia spicata FAMILY: Sterculiaceae
Habitat: Calcareous pine flatwoods, disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: tropical America, the original distribution uncertain
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Common Name:
Sleepy Morning
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Waltheria indica FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Waltheria indica FAMILY: Sterculiaceae
Habitat: Pine rocklands, marl prairies, coastal grasslands, coastal rock barrens, rocky or sandy open areas (TX), disturbed uplands
Native: a pantropical species native north to peninsula Florida
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