140 MALLOW FAMILY 



Hibiscus incamis. Flowers yellow, white, or pink, with 

 crimson center, 4-8 in. across. Stems 3-7 ft. tall. Leaves 

 broad, 2-6 in. long, toothed, velvety and whitish beneath. 

 Swamps. Blooming from spring to fall. Fla. to Md. and 

 Ala. 



Kosteletzkya virginica. Flowers pink, about 2 in. across, 

 in terminal leafy inflorescence. Plants 1-4 ft. tall. Leaves 

 2-5 in. long, broadest near base, often 3-lobed, toothed. 

 Capsule hairy. Marshes, chiefly near the coast. Blooming 

 all the year. Fla. to N. Y. and La. 



Teaweed (Genus Sida) 



Among the weeds bordering streets, and growing in 

 cultivated and waste grounds, two species of teaweed are 

 common — low, branching plants whose small, pale yellow 

 flowers open for only a part of the day. These two species 

 will not be confused if the length of the flower-stalk is 

 noticed, as in S. rhomhifolia it is half an inch or more 

 long, and in S. acuta is very short. S. EUiottii is less 

 common than these. S. cordifolia, an introduced weed, is 

 extending its range from the southwestern coast of the 

 peninsula. 



Sida acuta. Flowers pale yellow or white, about ^2 in- 

 across, from leaf-axils. Fruit splits into 10-12 small, 

 beaked, 1-seeded divisions. Stems 1-3 ft. tall. Leaves 1-4 

 in. long, broadest near base, pointed, coarsely toothed. 

 Waste grounds and roadsides. Blooming all the year. Fla. 

 to Ala. 



Sida rhomhifolia. Similar to above species, see text. 

 Leaves lighter in color beneath, narrower, and less coarsely 

 toothed. Fla. to N. C. and Texas. 



Sida cordifolia. Flowers dull yellow, along upper branches, 

 often crowded. Stems 2-5 ft. tall. Leaves velvety, broad, 

 2-4 in. long, heart-shaped at base, toothed. Sandy soil. Fla. 



Sida EUiottii. Flowers yellow, 1 in. across. Stems 1-2 ft. 

 tall, slender. Leaves narrow, toothed, 1-3 in. long. Sandy 

 soil. Blooming chiefly from spring to fall. Fla. to Va. 



