Anoda

Anoda is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family. It includes 24 species of herbs, native to the subtropical and tropical Americas from the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) through Mexico, Central America, and western South America to northern Argentina and southern Chile. They are generally erect plants with a variety of leaf shapes, and many bear colorful flowers. Most bear distinctive disk-shaped segmented fruits.

==Species== There are 24 species assigned to this genus: Anoda abutiloides – Indian anoda Anoda acerifolia Anoda albiflora Anoda crenatiflora – thicket anoda Anoda cristata – crested anoda, spurred anoda, violeta del campo Anoda guatemalensis Anoda henricksonii Anoda hintoniorum Anoda hirta Anoda lanceolata – lanceleaf anoda Anoda leonensis Anoda maculata Anoda palmata Anoda paniculata Anoda pedunculosa Anoda pentaschista – field anoda Anoda polygyna Anoda pristina Anoda pubescens Anoda reflexa Anoda reticulata – netted anoda Anoda speciosa Anoda succulenta Anoda thurberi – Arizona anoda