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Oct 16, 2015 5:39 AM CST
Name: greene
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I don't know what the plant is, sorry. Danita's suggestion looks like a good possibility. If you turn over one of the larger leaves and see two small glands that will help to know if your plant is a Urena lobata; look at the last photo here:
https://treasurecoastnatives.w...

Since the Urena lobata is from Asia it is a host plant for Asian butterflies:
Neptis hylas aka Common Sailer Neptis hylas found in India
Caprona ransonnettii aka Golden Angle found in Orissa, Nilgiris in southern India and on Sri Lanka/Ceylon
Odontoptilum angulata aka Chestnut/Banded Angle found in Asia
Spialia galba aka Indian Skipper/Indian Grizzled Skipper found in Southeast Asia

There may be some local butterflies that could adapt and use this plant but it is an invasive weeds with "sock-sticker" seeds so....
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
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