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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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Malvaceae: LV: alternate, u. palmately lobed; FL: 5 petals separate, u. connate, o. solitary, o. axillary, stamens fused, ovary superior; FR: u. capsule/schizocarp; ST: u. mucilaginous; EC: u. LV/FL/FR edible
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alternate |
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u. palmately lobed |
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Mucilaginous |
P: 5 separate u. connate |
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o. solitary, o. axillary |
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S: fused; O: superior |
u. capsule/schizocarp |
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u. mucilaginous |
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u. LV/FL/FR edible |
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Malvaceae: LV: alternate, u. palmately lobed; FL: 5 petals separate, u. connate, o. solitary, o. axillary, stamens fused, ovary superior; FR: u. capsule/schizocarp; ST: u. mucilaginous; EC: u. LV/FL/FR edible
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| Velvet-leaf |
Abutilon theophrasti |
Abutilon |
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Velvet-leaf |
Abutilon theophrasti |
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| Marsh mallow |
Althaea officinalis |
Althaea |
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5 parts |
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Fruit raw; leaf cooked |
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Marsh mallow |
Althaea officinalis |
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| Desert rose mallow |
Hibiscus coulteri |
Hibiscus |
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P: 5, imbricate, rounded apex |
white, yellowish |
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>1" |
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shrub, <4' |
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Coronado NF AZ |
Desert rose mallow |
Hibiscus coulteri |
Coulter's hibiscus, pelotazo |
| Rose mallow |
Hibiscus palustris |
Hibiscus |
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Salt marsh |
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Rose mallow |
Hibiscus palustris |
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| Cheeses |
Malva neglecta |
Malva |
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Waste places |
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Cheeses |
Malva neglecta |
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| Apricot mallow |
Sphaeralcea ambigua |
Sphaeralcea |
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lobed |
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tomentose |
P:5 |
orange |
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early Spring |
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capsule, round |
brown |
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shrub, to 3' |
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Saguaro NP, AZ |
Apricot mallow |
Sphaeralcea ambigua |
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| Coulter's globemallow |
Sphaeralcea coulteri |
Sphaeralcea |
Alternate |
ovate, lobed |
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gray-green |
P: 5, imbricate |
orange |
long narrow cluster |
Jan-May |
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herb, 8-60", erect |
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sandy desert flats |
Abiquiu Lake, NM |
Coulter's globemallow |
Sphaeralcea coulteri |
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| Littleleaf globemallow |
Sphaeralcea parvifolia |
Sphaeralcea |
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lobed |
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<1" |
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orange |
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Coronado NF AZ |
Littleleaf globemallow |
Sphaeralcea parvifolia |
Small leaf mallow |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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