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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mallows, Rock Roses, and Allies
  6. Mallow Family
  7. Byttnerioideae

subfamily

Byttnerioideae

Byttnerioideae

Includes
7 native 4 introduced 10 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Melochia 3 native
  • Waltheria 2 native
  • Ayenia 2 native
  • Abroma
  • Velvet Bushes
  • Byttneria
  • Doll's Rose
  • Kleinhovia
  • Theobroma
  • Thomasias
  • Guazuma
  • Herrania
  • Commersonia

Range

United States

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

Top native Byttnerioideae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Sleepy Morning Waltheria indica caterpillars 1 flowers 42
  • Bretonica Peluda Melochia spicata caterpillars 1 flowers 1
  • Gulf Teabush Melochia tomentosa food 3 flowers 15
  • Pyramid Flower Melochia pyramidata flowers 10
  • California Ayenia Ayenia compacta
  • Eyebright Ayenia Ayenia euphrasiifolia
  • Bahama Waltheria Waltheria bahamensis

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