CONTEST WEEK VIII WORLD OF XPILAR | Malvastrum coromandelianum

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Malvastrum coromandelianum, also known as threelobe false mallow, is a perennial or perennial herb or shrub native to North and South America. It has been introduced to many other regions of the world including Australia, Africa, and southern and eastern Asia. Native to tropical America, although it is now a weed in most tropical (i.e. pan-tropical) regions of the world. Some consider it a native plant of northern and eastern Australia. Naturalized widely throughout Queensland Also naturalized extensively in other parts of northern and eastern Australia (i.e. in much of northern and central New South Wales, in northern and northwestern parts of Western Australia and in the northern and central parts of the Northern Territory) and naturalized in Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Christmas Island. Habitat Weeds are common in meadows, crops, roadsides, gardens, trails, parks, disturbed sites, and waste areas.

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Long-lived (perennial) woody herbaceous plant, usually with upright (erect) stems growing to about 1 m high. However, it can have a spreading or almost creeping habit (i.e. prostrating) if it grows in regularly trimmed areas.The trunk is hard, thin or slightly woody, and covered in star-shaped hair (ie they are very pubescent). The leaves are arranged alternately simple and supported on the stem (i.e. the petiole) with a length of 5-40 mm. These leaves (12-65 mm long and 8-50 mm wide) are egg-shaped (ie, ovate) or oval-shaped with serrated (jagged) edges. They are sparsely haired (i.e. pubescent), especially on their underside. The flowers have five petals of a pale yellow or orange color (6-9 mm long) and are borne singly on the leaf forks (i.e. armpits), or sometimes clustered at the tips branch. Short flower stalks (i.e. flower stalks) are 2-5 mm long, but extend to about 8 mm as the fruit ripens. The flowers have five green sepals and under them are three sepal-like leaves (i.e. epicalyx). Flowering occurs throughout the year, although most flowers are produced during the summer and fall. The fruit is disc-shaped (6-7 mm wide) and separates into 7-10 single-seeded segments like wedge-like (i.e. mericarps) when ripe. The wicks, which are left when the 'seed' falls, have 1 mm long spines and the 'seeds' (ie mericarps) each have two small spines (0.5 mm long) at the ends.

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Photography	Malvastrum coromandelianum
Camera used	OPPO A5
Location Photo	ACEH FOREST
Photographer	@girls-steem

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