Weed of the Week

4-14-08

Spurred anoda, Anoda cristata

                     

Photo credits: Photos Courtesy of the Virginia Tech Weed Guide

 Characteristics:

Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)

Origin: Native of the Southwest

Description:

• Erect annual

Stems:

• Branching at the base

• 1/4 to 3 1/2 feet in height

Flowers:

• Solitary on stalks

• Purplish-red to bluish violet

• 5 petals with obvious flower parts

Leaves:

• Alternate, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, triangular in shape with some arrow or lance shaped

Fruit:

• Spike like carpels in clusters of 8-20 in the center of the fruit

Additional information:

Spurred anoda has spread outside of the Southwest and been troublesome in crops, gardens, ditches and along waste areas and roadsides.

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