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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