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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mallows, Rock Roses, and Allies
  6. Mallow Family
  7. Melochia
  8. Gulf Teabush

species 4,507 observations

Gulf Teabush

Melochia tomentosa

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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18 native animals
supported in the US
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it House Finch, Double-banded Bycid, Cotton Fleahopper 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Southern Carpenter Bee, Great Southern White, Two-spotted Longhorn Bee, Sonoran Bumble Bee 15

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry Moist
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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