| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Collected in 3 counties: Bladen (1957), Duplin (1957), and Columbus (2019); collected from Robeson (2021) but specimen not yet accessed.
Native of Australasia; in N.A. NC to FL, TX, and AR. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. The Bladen population was "abundant" in 1957. | |
| Habitat | Field, cropland. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting August-October. | |
| Identification | Chocolate-weed is an annual or perennial, sub-shrub or shrub up to 6 feet tall. The leaf blades are ovate to lance-shaped, 1-4 inches long, bluntly toothed. The flowers grow in terminal cyme-like groups of 10-25, the short petals purple to pink with a yellow base. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FAC link |
| USACE-emp | FAC link |
