An essay on malvaviscus
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Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav.
Turkscap, Wax Mallow, Bleeding Hearts, Mexican Apple, Manzanita
Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
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USDA Symbol: maar14
USDA Native Status: L48 (NI), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
A coarse shrub, upper stems greenish and velvety to the touch, woody near the base. Occasional in light shade near streams. Leaves, including petioles, up to 5 inches or more long; blades as broad as long, broadly heart shaped to weakly 3 lobed, with broad teeth, upper surface dark green, lower surface lighter and velvety, palmately veined. Flowers showy, petals bright red, overlapping, 1 inch or more long, pistil and stamens forming a column protruding 3/4 inch beyond the petals, appearing mostly in late summer and fall. Fruit red, a 5 lobed capsule cupped in green remnants of the flower.
Turk’s Cap is a member of the mallow family (family Malvaceae), which includes herbs, shrubs, and rarely small trees. There are about 85 genera and 1,500 species, many in tropical America. Okra and the plant that produces cotton are also in this family.
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