Anoda
Encyclopedia
Anoda is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family
. There are 23 or 24 species of these herbs, most native to Mexico and South America. They are generally erect plants with a variety of leaf shapes, and many bear colorful flowers. Most bear distinctive disk-shaped segmented fruits.
Selected species:
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
. There are 23 or 24 species of these herbs, most native to Mexico and South America. They are generally erect plants with a variety of leaf shapes, and many bear colorful flowers. Most bear distinctive disk-shaped segmented fruits.
Selected species:
- Anoda abutiloides - Indian anoda
- Anoda crenatiflora - thicket anoda
- Anoda cristataAnoda cristataAnoda cristata is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by many common names, including spurred anoda, crested anoda, and violettas. Its exact native range is unclear but it probably spans Mexico and part or all of Central America. It is known throughout the rest of the Americas...
- crested anoda, spurred anoda, violeta del campo - Anoda lanceolata - lanceleaf anoda
- Anoda pentaschista - field anoda
- Anoda reticulata - netted anoda
- Anoda thurberi - Arizona anoda