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Pavonia lasiopetala

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Texas swampmallow, Wright's pavonia, rose pavonia, Texas rock rose

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Wedged and D-shaped

Size

  • Length 3.5–4 mm
  • Width 3–3.2 mm
  • Thickness 2.5–3 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Rough and reticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  

Other structures

Large, triangular hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is at end of straight part of margin.

Identification notes

Sharp ridge following center of rounded part of margin. 

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Malvaceae

Valid name

Pavonia lasiopetala Scheele

Synonyms

Pavonia wrightii A. Gary

Pavonia lasiopetala.  True seeds with a sharp ridge following the center of the rounded part of the margin. 
Pavonia lasiopetala. True seeds with a sharp ridge following the center of the rounded part of the margin.