Malvaceae
Caesarweed
Urena lobata
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Urena
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 地桃花, 千下槌, 半边月, 厚皮草, 地挑花, 地桃花（肖梵天花）, 大叶马松子, 头婆
- English
- Caesarweed, Congo jute, Common purple mallow
- German
- Urenafaser
- Malay
- Pepulut
- Portuguese
- Aguaxima
Synonyms
- Urena americana L.f.
- Urena lobata var. genuina Miq.
- Urena lobata var. lobata
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.