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n. - Tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia that is named for the texture of the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration and which has yellow flowers and yields a strong fiber

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  • Your mystery plant is very pretty… the leaves look a bit like velvetleaf, which I think is in the abutilon/malva family.
  • Effects of fluometuron on photosynthesis, respiration and ultrastructure of developing velvetleaf seedlings
  • In addition, Flexstar GT will control morningglory and velvetleaf, which tend to be tough ones for glyphosate alone.
  • Ignite also controls Palmer amaranth, woolly cupgrass, velvetleaf, cocklebur, foxtails, ragweeds and waterhemp, along with ALS-resistant and glyphosate-resistant weeds,...
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