Read about the original distribution of Modiola caroliniana from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Modiola caroliniana
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Modiola caroliniana
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 122-03-001:
Modiola caroliniana
FAMILY
Malvaceae
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Bristlemallow, Bristly-mallow, Carolina Mallow
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Keith Bradley kab_m_caroliniana_0374
April Richland County SC
Riverwalk Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305a_35
May Greenville County SC
Roadside
Small flowers with brilliant orange-red petals with a blackish-purple base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm0505d_20
May Greenville County SC
Leaves are palmately divided into 6-7 lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.