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Bladdermallow
Herissantia crispa
Malvaceae
 

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Dimensions: 2-3 feet

Plant Map Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

 Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.

 Map of ZIP codes with habitat recommendations from the Monroe County Keys north to Martin and Charlotte counties.

Nutritional Requirements:

Flower Color: Light peach

Fruit: Pendant, papery capsule

Wildlife and Ecology: Larval host plant for gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) butterflies.

References: Hammer 2004


Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley


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