| Other Names | Wheel Mallow | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Modiola caroliniana | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Mallow ( Malvaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
Low creeping hairy perenial. Much branched from base. Branches rooting at the nodes to form large mats. Flower: To 0.5 inch across. 5 wide-spreading salmon to purplish red petals wih darker lines at base. Opening only during sunlight. Leaves: 1.5 by 2.5 in., alternate, long-stalked, blade shallowly cut or lobed, the margins variously toothed. Photographed at edge of Brazos River. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Niehaus, Ripper, Savage Peterson Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers p. 288 Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 339 | |||||||||||||
March to May
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