Mid-Atlantic Invaders Tool

spurred anoda

Anoda cristata

(L.) Schlecht

Taxon, Habit: Plant, Forb

Habitat: Terrestrial/Wetland

U.S. Nativity: Native



Species Synonym(s): None

Common Name(s): crested anoda, spurred anoda, violettas

Family: Malvaceae (Mallow Family)

Family Synonym(s): None

Native Range (GRIN):

Flower

Phil Westra, Colorado State University

Flower

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Foliage

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Foliage

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Seedling

Phil Westra, Colorado State University

Fruiting Bodies

Phil Westra, Colorado State University

Plant

John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University

Flower

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Uses


Landscape Ornamental Use (GRIN): Yes

All Uses (GRIN): Ornamental, Potential seed contaminant

Distribution Map (EDDMapS)


Wetland Indicator


Summary: spurred anoda (Anoda cristata) is a Terrestrial/Wetland species.

Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain (AGCP):

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain regions

Eastern Mountains and Piedmont (EMP):

Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Mountain regions

Northcentral and Northeast (NCNE):

Northern parts of PA and NJ (and beyond)


Legend (data from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)


OBL (Obligate wetland): Almost always occurs in wetlands (estimated probability > 99%) under natural conditions

FACW (Facultative wetland): Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands

FAC (Facultative): Equally likely to occur in wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%) or non-wetlands

FACU (Facultative upland): Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% - 33%)

UPL (Obligate upland): Occur almost always (estimated probability > 99%) in non-wetlands under natural conditions

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Anoda
Subject: Anoda cristata (L.) Schlecht