/shape%20of%20segmented%20fruits%20suggestive%20of%20a%20cheese%20wheel%20Crystal%20Cove%20State%20Park,%20Laguna%20Beach,%20CA.%203-22-08%20089.jpg) The fruits contain up to 20 seeds in segmented wheel-shaped rings that resemble cheese wheels. The developing fruits are edible but slimy, like the related crop okra. Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach, CA. 3-22-08. © Joan Avise. |
Cheeseweed Malva parviflora Exotic species, native to Eurasia and North Africa. A widespread common annual in disturbed places. Back to Malvaceae of Orange County, California |
/12-30%20in.sparsely%20hairy;%20sharply%20lobed%20sawtoothed%20leaves%20on%20long%20stems%20Crystal%20Cove%20State%20Park,%20Laguna%20Beach,%20CA.%20%203-22-08%20087.jpg) 12-30 in.sparsely hairy; sharply lobed sawtoothed leaves on long stems. Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach, CA. 3-22-08. © Joan Avise. |
Associated Insect |
 (Also exotic) Red Bug, Scantius (=Lodosiana) aegyptius |