Malvaceae
Bristly-fruited mallow
Modiola caroliniana
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Modiola
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 刺果錦葵, 刺果锦葵
- English
- Bristly-fruited mallow, Carolina bristlemallow
- Swedish
- Sprötmalva
Synonyms
- Abutilodes carolinianum (L.) Kuntze
- Anoda strictiflora Steud.
- Malva caroliniana L.
- Malva caroliniana var. decumbens (Willd.) Trevir.
- Malva caroliniana var. neglecta Regel
- Malva decumbens Willd.
- Malva eriocarpa DC.
- Malva hawaiensis H.Lév.
- Malva juvenalis Lesp.
- Malva prostrata Cav.
- Malva radicans Larrañaga
- Malva urticifolia Kunth
- Modanthos caroliniana (L.) Alef.
- Modanthos decumbens Alef.
- Modanthos eriocarpa (DC.) Alef.
- Modanthos prostrata (Cav.) Alef.
- Modanthos reptans (A.St.-Hil.) Alef.
- Modanthos urticifolia (Kunth) Alef.
- Modiola caroliniana f. parvula R.E.Fr.
- Modiola caroliniana var. brevipes Griseb.
- Modiola caroliniana var. cumingiana C.A.Mey.
- Modiola caroliniana var. erecta Thell.
- Modiola decumbens G.Don
- Modiola erecta Lesp.
- Modiola eriocarpa (DC.) G.Don
- Modiola fissistipula C.Presl
- Modiola multifida Moench
- Modiola prostrata (Cav.) A.St.-Hil.
- Modiola reptans A.St.-Hil.
- Modiola urticifolia (Kunth) G.Don
- Modiolastrum jaeggianum K.Schum.
- Sphaeralcea caroliniana (L.) Paxton
- Sphaeralcea decumbens (Willd.) Paxton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.