Anoda cristata
Common Name: spurred anoda, crested anoda
Scientific Name: Anoda cristata (L.) Schlecht.
Family Name: Malvaceae - Mallow Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle:
introduced summer annual, reproducing by seeds
Stems:
upright, hairy, freely branching near base, somewhat ridged 
Leaves:
alternate, simple, triangular in outline, three-lobed and coarsely toothed, hairy above and below, margins hairy, red to maroon stain-like markings on midvein, petioles with stipules at base (spurred) 
Flowers:
5-petaled, pale blue to lavender; axillary, solitary
Seed Pods:
capsule, segment 10 to 20 times 
