Venice Mallow

  

Seedling (left photo) and cotyledons (right photo).  Leaves are usually distinctly 3-lobed (sometimes 5) and alternate.  Cotyledons are rounded with a glossy texture.

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Flowering plants.

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Flower.

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Fruit have the appearance of hot-air balloons.

  

Seed.  Seed are mitt-shaped, rough-textured and approximately 2.0 mm in diameter.

Life cycle: summer annual.