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Spearleaf Swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 84, February 129, March 116, April 117, May 77, June 38, July 20, August 18, September 13, October 28, November 33, December 45.
Australia718
New South Wales498
United States323
Texas242
Queensland168
Argentina120
Uruguay73
Buenos Aires71
Japan36
Brazil35

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMallows, Rock Roses, and Allies · Malvales
FamilyMallow and Hibiscus Family · Malvaceae
GenusSwampmallows · Pavonia

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