Venice Mallow

(Hibiscus trionum)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habit: Erect or spreading branched annual herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from shallow taproot

Leaf anatomy: Alternately arranged, palmately lobed 3-7, margins coarsely toothed

Reproduction: Inflorescences solitary in leaf axils, yellow-white in color w/purple petal spot, petal margins often purple

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}