carolina mallow

here is modiola caroliniana of the family malvaceae:


this plant is native to North America. m. caroliniana is the only species of the genus modiola found in North America. the foliage of this plant resembles wild geranium, upon cursory inspection would be so mistaken as. however, the conspicuous orange flower, if open, immediately indicates it is not, in fact, wild geranium. according to Dukes, carolina mallow will only bloom with exposure to sunlight.