Malvastrum hispidum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Malvaceae
Family (Traditional)	Malvaceae
Genus	Malvastrum
Species:	Malvastrum hispidum (Pursh) Hochr.
Common Name	Hispid False Mallow
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; TN[S2S3] KY[S2?] (State Rank); G3G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Hardin (KY), Jessamine (KY), Madison (KY), Todd (KY), Bedford (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Rutherford (TN), Trousdale (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0147361	Trousdale	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147355	Marshall	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147358	Maury	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147350	Giles	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147354	Marshall	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147344	Bedford	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147345	Davidson	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147373	Jessamine	Kentucky		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147343	Bedford	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147364	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147348	Franklin	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147357	Maury	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147363	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147351	Lincoln	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147347	Davidson	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147352	Lincoln	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147356	Maury	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147353	Lincoln	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147359	Maury	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147374	Todd	Kentucky		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147346	Davidson	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147349	Giles	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0147360	Rutherford	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
APSC0094535	Hardin	Kentucky		APSC Malvastrum hispidum
TENN-V-0244252	Maury	Tennessee		TENN Malvastrum hispidum
31234100541547	Madison	Kentucky	J. Stuart Lassetter	EKY Malvastrum hispidum

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Malvastrum hispidum

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