Modiola caroliniana
carolina bristle-mallow, carolina modiola, carolina bristlemallow, carolina modiola
Family
Malvaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
incised, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
palmate lobed
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
orange, red
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
February - June
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.6
Milky Sap
Yes
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, biennial, perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FACU
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
0
Field Characters
Stiff hairs on stem. Palmately divided leaf. Flowers often have a blackish purple base.
Natural History
Known to the Acadians of south Louisiana as "mauve," the standard French word for mallow (Holmes 1990). It grows in waste grounds, disturbed soils and the edge of salt marshes, mostly in the coastal plains of Louisiana and Texas.
Habitat
Waste ground, disturbed soil, and edge of salt marshes, lawns, gardens, pastures, roadsides, seepage slopes in woods.