Urena lobata

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NAMING

Scientific Name: Urena lobata
Family: Malvaceae
Common: Caesar’s Weed

HABITAT

Category 1 invasive
Originated in Asia
Habitat: dry mesic sites (upland)
Range:

TREE TRUNK

Size: 10 ft tall perennial
Bark: herbacious, stalli pubescence

LEAVES

Leaf arrangement: alternate
Leaf type: simple
Leaf margin: serrate
Leaf shape: variably lobed

REPRODUCTION

Flowers: purple, throughout the year
Fruit: 5-chambered fruit

USES

TOLERANCES

Salt – tolerant