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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Flower Color: Yellow
Uses: Culinary Herb
Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Toxicity: Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other: Leaves are edible. Flowers, fruits, stems are poisonous.
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Molokhia
  • Jute Mallow
  • Nalta Jute
  • Egyptian Spinach

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Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Date: 02/16/2012
photo by Prenn via Wikimedia Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-06-16
Uploaded by rakami
Uploaded by rakami
Uploaded by rakami

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Museum of Toulouse
credit: Roger Culos

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