Carolina Bristlemallow

modiola caroliniana

The Carolina Bristlemallow is a beautiful flowering plant that loves to bask in the sun. Its bright yellow blooms attract many butterflies and bees, making it a favorite in gardens!

Hábitat: It typically grows in coastal areas, wetlands, and sandy soils.

Aspecto

The Carolina Bristlemallow is a low-growing plant with sprawling stems and soft, rounded, slightly hairy leaves. It displays small, bright orange to reddish-orange flowers, each with five petals, which can resemble tiny hibiscus blooms.

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Carolina Bristlemallow

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Plantas

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Even though it looks delicate, this plant can grow in really tough, compacted soil!

It's related to hibiscus and cotton, which might surprise you!

Its tiny orange flowers twirl open and close with the sun each day!

The bristly seed pods are often called 'cheesewheels' because of their shape!

Habilidades especiales

Carolina Bristlemallow can regrow quickly from its deep taproot, helping it survive mowing or grazing animals.

Its unique bristly fruits easily attach to fur or clothes, helping the seeds travel far from the parent plant.

This plant produces cheerful orange flowers for many months, attracting pollinators throughout the growing season.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 10-60 cm
Extensión: 30-90 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2 cm
Temporada de floración: Spring-fall
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

collects pollen and nectar

eats

Southern Armyworm

Spodoptera eridania

caterpillars feed on leaves

Rasgos

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Costero

Los hábitats costeros son entornos dinámicos situados a lo largo de la interfaz entre la tierra y el mar, influenciados por las mareas, las olas y el agua salada.