Anoda cristata
Common name
Violettas
Family
Malvaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Annual, mallow-like, 50-100 cm tall
Distribution
One collection in NZ, beside Tauherenikau River, Wairarapa.
Flower colours
Lavender
Fruiting
Dry - a bristly, disc-shaped capsule with 9 to 20 segments
Year naturalised
2018
Origin
Central America, possibly Mexico
Reason for introduction
Unknown