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Urena lobata L.
Caesarweed
Symbol: URLO
Group: Dicot
Family: Malvaceae
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native

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Plant Synonyms:
URLO Urena lobata L.
 

URTR

Urena trilobata Vell.
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About Caesarweed

Link to plant Classification report for Urena lobata

Plant source and reference for Urena lobata

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State Distributional Map for URLO
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Plant Distribution by State

Urena lobata L.

URLO

See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.

FL*
* Offsite source.
Florida
Hawaii
Louisiana
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Urena lobata L.

View 44 genera in Malvaceae, 2 species in Urena

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Classification:
Urena lobata L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Malvales –
                         Family Malvaceae – Mallow family
                            Genus Urena L. – urena
                               Species Urena lobata L. – Caesarweed

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Noxious Weed Information:
Urena lobata L.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Hawaii:
        caesarweed     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Urena lobata L.
        Caesar weed
        aramina
        hibiscus burr
        dadangsi apaka
        chosuched e kui
        jute africain
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
FLEPPC   Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive Plant List (http://www.fleppc.org/, October 19, 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Urena lobata L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC FACU

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Urena lobata L.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21759.

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Related Web Sites:
Urena lobata L.

    Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
    University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

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