Modiola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
Tribe: | Malveae |
Genus: | Modiola Moench [1] |
Species: | M. caroliniana |
Binomial name | |
Modiola caroliniana | |
Modiola is a monotypic genus of plants in the mallow family containing the single species Modiola caroliniana, which is known by several common names including bristly-fruited mallow, [3] Carolina bristlemallow, [2] babosilla, and redflower mallow. It is a creeping perennial which is probably native to South America but which is widely naturalized throughout the tropical and warmer temperate world.
Carolina bristlemallow is a grassland weed, [4] commonly occurring in gardens and lawns [5] and in moist habitats such as shores of ponds and reserviors. [6] It can propagate vegetatively by rooting at the nodes, [7] and in Australia, seeds have been reported to germinate from the scats of introduced deer but not those of native kangaroos. [8] It has shown resistance to the herbicide clopyralid [9] .
Carolina bristlemallow is infected by the rust fungus Puccinia modiolae [10] and the chytrid fungus Synchytrium modioliensis. [11]