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- Provincial Noxious Weed
- annual taprooted weed in the Mallow Family growing from 0.3 to
over 2.4 metres in height; entire plant covered with short, soft,
velvety hairs; large heart-shaped leaves are 7.5 to 20 cm wide;
yellow to yellow-orange flowers; distinctive circular cluster of
12 to 15 seedpods
- first discovered in British Columbia in the Fraser Valley in
1990; seeds can remain viable in soil for over 50 years
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